# 72 DIXON GREEN DRIVE, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL4 7EQ

## Property details

- Slug: `0cacb10` (address key hash: `0cacb10c27d684ca3e0651b457afe3e19c51d3e3`)
- Postcode: BL4 7EQ
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 80 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1996-2002
- Last sold: £230,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £2,875/m²
- Local average: £194,278 (60 sales)
- Street crime: 1 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £230,000
- Date: 2026-04-14
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 30/09/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £683/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,000

### Recommendations
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2590-2197-0722-7507-3053)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-14 | £230,000 | Semi-detached | +296.6% | £231,043 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-fd87-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 1998-10-19 | £57,995 | Semi-detached | — | £298,877 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/cedcdcd9-1eab-4b97-98e0-8d97795d63c8) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 72 DIXON GREEN DRIVE, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL4 7EQ | £230,000 | 14/04/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 72 DIXON GREEN DRIVE, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL4 7EQ | £57,995 | 19/10/1998 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [167719586](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/34ec071)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £230,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-02 | £240,000 |
| sold | 1998-01-01 | £57,995 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 76 DIXON GREEN DRIVE, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL4 7EQ | £200,000 | 13/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 76 HARROWBY STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL4 7BR | £245,000 | 14/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 23 ROSE AVENUE, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL4 7SR | £108,700 | 16/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 14 WESTMINSTER AVENUE, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL4 7DP | £95,000 | 21/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 76 DIXON GREEN DRIVE, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL4 7EQ | £170,000 | 16/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 82 HARROWBY STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL4 7BR | £190,000 | 18/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 9 LABURNUM ROAD, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL4 0BG | £137,000 | 31/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 1A PLODDER LANE, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL4 0BZ | £128,000 | 12/01/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £159,213 (8 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 25.7%
- **10y growth:** 84.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Bolton; Semi-detached series; as of May 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4%
- **5y growth (index):** 32.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 77%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Bolton). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £794/mo
- **Realistic:** £882/mo
- **Optimistic:** £970/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Bolton and Bury (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Farnworth, BL4 | £850/mo | 2 | 0.21 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £850/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.37% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £106,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £85,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £850/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 22.5×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-166/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -3%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **1** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| The Ferns Primary Academy | Primary | 0.1 miles | Good — 12 Jul 2016 |
| Harper Green School | Secondary | 0.2 miles | Good — 8 Mar 2023 |
| Queensbridge Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 25 Sep 2023 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth | Primary | 0.5 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #12103943
- **Address:** 72 Dixon Green Drive, Farnworth, BL4 7EQ
- **Certificate Issued:** 19/12/2016
- **Work Completed:** 16/11/2016
- **Items:** 1 door(s)