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About 14 Colchester Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Nov 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 14 Colchester Drive, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0LU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 14 Colchester Drive.
- Sept 2005ConservatoryFullGranted
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
14 Colchester Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£240,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1998)
£57,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Colchester Drive homes
Four headline reads against 36 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BL4 0LU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB
Everything within walking distance
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