Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Flat is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Farnworth, Bolton, Bolton (BL4 9AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a G (score 14), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (September 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 80 m² this is the 13th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–115 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a basement.
It hasn't traded since August 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 80 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 15 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. Across 2004–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 58.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £121,000 is 27.4% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 28.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.
Flat sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 April 2035
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls changed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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1 application on record at Flat, 24 Higher Market Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9AJ
CHANGE OF USE FROM RETAIL(CLASS A1) TO ESTATE AGENTS(CLASS A2)
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Flat has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2004.
£121,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 58.4% per year over 2 years.
£95,000
Growth on file: 58.4% per year over 2 years.
16 August 2006Most recent
£95,000
+55.7%over 2 years8 August 2004
£61,000
+64.9%28 July 2004
£37,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL4 9AJ: £89,000 (2017–2005).
2b, Higher Market Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9AJ
Sold Dec 2017
Flat, 4 Higher Market Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9AJ
Sold Oct 2016
22 Higher Market Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9AJ
Sold Sept 2007
Flat, 8 Higher Market Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9AJ
Sold May 2005
42a, Higher Market Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9AJ
Sold Apr 2004
CO₂ Emissions for Flat lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,188
Street avg £1,166
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Church Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy. 40 schools nearby.
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