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3 sales on record
About 42 Cross Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
42 Cross Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Farnworth, Bolton, Bolton (BL4 7AG). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bolton HPI: 4.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 sits 95.6% above the 2014 sale of £68,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 20.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (82 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 12 years since the last transfer (April 2014).
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
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenfront_and_rear
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Feb 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
42 Cross Street's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£133,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 14 years.
Last sold (2014)
£68,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Cross Street homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 42 Cross Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,193
Street avg £1,080
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Farnworth Bus Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy. 41 schools nearby.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BL4 7AG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.7dB
Everything within walking distance
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