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About 8 Colchester Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Colchester Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Farnworth, Bolton, Bolton (BL4 0LU). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
Held since July 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £339,000 sits 96% above the 2005 sale of £173,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£135/sq ft) was about 15.6% below the postcode norm. At 119 m² it's 27.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 36 EPCs).
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Colchester Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£339,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2005)
£173,000
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.
8 Colchester Drive outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,454
Street avg £1,993
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
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