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7 Barncroft Drive, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6NZ

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
188 m²
2025 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 7 Barncroft Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

7 Barncroft Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Horwich, Bolton, Bolton (BL6 6NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 188 m² (around 2025 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in January 2010. At 188 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £478,000 is 41.6% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 18.1% below the postcode norm.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageDouble

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

7 Barncroft Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Sept 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Barncroft Drive, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6NZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Barncroft Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Nov 2016
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    Council
    5759
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    97353/16
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

7 Barncroft Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£478,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2010)

£337,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 January 2010Most recent

    £337,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in BL6 6NZ: £320,000 (2024–2011).

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On the street

Versus other Barncroft Drive homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 7 Barncroft Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,794

Street avg £2,601

Strongly below

Floor Area

188 m²

Street avg 132 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.8 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£412k

1 Barncroft Drive, Horwich

BL6 6NZ

4 bed2 bath
£398k

1 Edge Hill, Horwich

BL6 6RX

4 bed2 bath
£331k

1 Belgrave Crescent, Horwich

BL6 6DG

4 bed3 bath
£348k

1 Broadway, Horwich

BL6 6BY

3 bed
£253k

1 Evans Street, Horwich

BL6 6AF

3 bed1 bath
£182k

1 Birch Tree Way, Horwich

BL6 6JQ

3 bed1 bath
£178k

1 Carwood Grove, Horwich

BL6 6EY

3 bed1 bath
£163k

1 Essex Street, Horwich

BL6 6ET

3 bed1 bath
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.
Full Bolton report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Georges Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Claypool Primary School. 11 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BL6 6NZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BL6 6NZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BL6 6NZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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