14 Colchester Drive, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0LU
About 14 Colchester Drive
14 Colchester Drive is a semi-detached house in Farnworth, Bolton, Bolton (BL4 0LU). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since April 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £240,000 sits 321.1% above the 1998 sale of £57,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£68/sq ft) was about 57.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 78 m² it's 17.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 36 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
14 Colchester Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Nov 2024
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 14 Colchester Drive.
2 applications on record at 14 Colchester Drive, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0LU
- May 2005PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE WITH PITCHED ROOF OVER GARAGE AND PORCH AT FRONT, AND CONSERVATORY AT REAR.
ExtensionConservatory- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 70775/05
- More recent applications — locked
- ConservatorySept 2005Decision
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Sales history & valuation
14 Colchester Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£240,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£57,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 April 1998Most recent
£57,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL4 0LU: £295,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BL4 0LU
4 Colchester Drive, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0LU
Sold Sept 2025
£295,00028 Colchester Drive, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0LU
Sold Aug 2025
£245,0003 Colchester Drive, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0LU
Sold Feb 2025
£325,00033 Colchester Drive, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0LU
Sold Jul 2024
£316,50058 Colchester Drive, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0LU
Sold Oct 2022
£271,000
Versus other Colchester Drive homes
14 Colchester Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£731
Street avg £2,022
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Lavender Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy. 50 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB







