4 Briarfield Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0HD

4 Briarfield Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Farnworth, Bolton, Bolton (BL4 0HD). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 150 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £170,000 sits 132.9% above the 2013 sale of £73,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£45/sq ft) was about 65% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in November 2013.