Woodhill Cottage, Prospect Terrace, Bury, BL8 1BB
About Woodhill Cottage
Woodhill Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Bury (BL8 1BB). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 4 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. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £365,000 is 49% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 55% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in October 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
Woodhill Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Apr 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 10 April 2023
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at Woodhill Cottage.
1 application on record at Woodhill Cottage, Prospect Terrace, Bury, BL8 1BB
- Mar 2008ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR AND ALTERATIONS TO ROOF INCLUDING REMOVAL OF CHIMNEY
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 49507
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Woodhill Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£365,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 7 years.
£245,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
31 October 2014Most recent
£245,000
+52.2%over 6 years16 November 2007
£161,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL8 1BB: £122,500 (2023–2019).
Versus other Prospect Terrace homes
Woodhill Cottage outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,008
Street avg £1,762
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Woodhill Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Woodbank Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

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