5 Alfred Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 7JT

5 Alfred Street is a detached house in Farnworth, Bolton, Bolton (BL4 7JT). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 53 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (53–240 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2012. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69).

Held since February 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £112,000 sits 286.2% above the 2002 sale of £29,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£51/sq ft) was about 26.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (94 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.