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Get started31 Plodder Lane is a mid-terrace house in Farnworth, Bolton, Bolton (BL4 0BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 32 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (32–173 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity.
Today's modelled estimate of £161,000 sits 312.8% above the 2022 sale of £39,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£113/sq ft) was about 86% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (93 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £39,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
CHANGE OF USE FROM TATTOO SHOP (SUI GENERIS) TO HARDWARE/ELECTRICAL SHOP (CLASS E) ON THE GROUND FLOOR AND A SELF CONTAINED APARTMENT (CLASS C3) ON THE FIRST FLOOR TOGETHER WITH EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS INCLUDING NEW SHOP FRONT AND SEPARATE ENTRANCE DOOR TO FIRST FLOOR APARTMENT.
31 Plodder Lane's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2022).
£161,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£39,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Mossfield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
The Ferns Primary Academy. 48 schools nearby.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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CHANGE OF USE FROM HAIRDRESSER (CLASS A1) TO TATTOO STUDIO (SUI GENERIS)
24 May 2022Most recent
£39,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL4 0BZ: £128,000 (2024–2022).
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
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