26 Briarfield Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0HD
About 26 Briarfield Road
26 Briarfield Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Farnworth, Bolton, Bolton (BL4 0HD). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 62 m² it's 21.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 22 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £194,000 is 32% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£220/sq ft) was about 82.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £147,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Get a survey for this property
Level 2 HomeBuyer Report
We've checked 10 risk factors against the available data for this property and believe a Level 2 HomeBuyer Report could be a suitable option for you.
From £495 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
2 applications on record at 26 Briarfield Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0HD
- Mar 2023ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 15179/22
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchAug 2023Decision
Unlock 26 Briarfield Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0HD's full planning history
You're seeing the shape of it. The report has the substance.
- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (2 on record)
- All 2 applications on this property in full, plus 4 notable nearby
- The 9 documents, officer reports & conditions
- What the pattern means for extending or converting here
One time fee only - money back guarantee
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£194,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 4 years.
£147,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
6 October 2022Most recent
£147,000
+24.6%over 4 years23 August 2018
£118,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL4 0HD: £170,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BL4 0HD
28 Briarfield Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0HD
Sold Jul 2025
£186,00010 Briarfield Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0HD
Sold Dec 2024
£140,00031 Briarfield Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0HD
Sold Dec 2023
£300,0009 Briarfield Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0HD
Sold Jul 2022
£115,00033 Briarfield Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0HD
Sold Aug 2021
£170,000
Versus other Briarfield Road homes
On habitable rooms, 26 Briarfield Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,371
Street avg £1,675
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Similar properties nearby
1 Aster Avenue, Farnworth
BL4 0ET
1 Glenmore Avenue, Farnworth
BL4 0JB
1 Elterwater Road, Farnworth
BL4 0PJ
1 Daisy Avenue, Farnworth
BL4 0EJ
1 Crummock Grove, Farnworth
BL4 0PS
1 Elton Avenue, Farnworth
BL4 0NZ
1 Central Avenue, Farnworth
BL4 0AR
1 Broadway, Farnworth
BL4 0HQ
The neighbourhood at a glance
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Briarfield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School. 49 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB







