3 Alfred Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 7JT

3 Alfred Street is a seven-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Farnworth, Bolton, Bolton (BL4 7JT). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 126.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2024 at £200,000.