Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get started56 Colchester Drive, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0LU
2 planning records
About 56 Colchester Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
56 Colchester Drive is a detached house in Farnworth, Bolton, Bolton (BL4 0LU). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Sale prices here have outpaced Bolton HPI: 10.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £353,000 is 35.8% above the 2020 sale price. At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. Sold December 2020 for £260,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
56 Colchester Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 56 Colchester Drive, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0LU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Sept 2020ExtensionFullWithdrawn
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AND ALTERATIONS TO FRONT, SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR TOGETHER WITH RENDER TO EXISTING THE PROPOSED
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
56 Colchester Drive changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£353,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.9% per year over 1 year.
Last sold (2020)
£260,000
Growth on file: 10.9% per year over 1 year.
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.
On co₂ emissions, 56 Colchester Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,940
Street avg £1,973
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 97 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
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bolton district page.
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
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 80 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
Curated scenic spots within reach of this postcode, served by Beautifulplaces.ai. Photography and tagging come from their open dataset.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 56 Colchester Drive, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0LU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.