What type of property is 70 Canterbury Drive, BL8 1BR?

70 Canterbury Drive, BL8 1BR is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 70 Canterbury Drive, BL8 1BR?

70 Canterbury Drive, BL8 1BR last sold for £163,000 in April 2025, around 1 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 70 Canterbury Drive, BL8 1BR?

The current EPC rating for 70 Canterbury Drive, BL8 1BR is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in February 2025. It has improved from a E recorded in July 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 70 Canterbury Drive, BL8 1BR?

70 Canterbury Drive, BL8 1BR has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (775 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BL8 1BR. Source: EPC Register.

How is 70 Canterbury Drive, BL8 1BR heated?

The latest EPC at 70 Canterbury Drive, BL8 1BR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 70 Canterbury Drive, BL8 1BR?

70 Canterbury Drive, BL8 1BR is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 70 Canterbury Drive, BL8 1BR located?

70 Canterbury Drive, BL8 1BR sits in Bury. It falls within the BL8 postcode district.

What is crime like near 70 Canterbury Drive, BL8 1BR?

Police records around 70 Canterbury Drive, BL8 1BR show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 69% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 70 Canterbury Drive, BL8 1BR?

The closest primary school to 70 Canterbury Drive, BL8 1BR is Woodbank Primary School (335m), one of 24 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bury College (1.5km), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 70 Canterbury Drive, BL8 1BR?

The closest bus stop to 70 Canterbury Drive, BL8 1BR is Lichfield Drive, 111m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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70 Canterbury Drive, Bury, BL8 1BR

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

72 m²

775 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Freehold

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Overview

About 70 Canterbury Drive

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

70 Canterbury Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bury (BL8 1BR). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

Most recent transfer was April 2025 at £163,000 — fresh data. At 72 m² it's 15.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 27 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £186,000 is 14.1% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£210/sq ft) was about 174.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingOff road

Building

TenureFreehold

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Feb 2025

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 9 February 2035

8 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2025from Jul 2016

EPC improved fromE52toD66

Roof Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated

Roof insulation improved

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 70 Canterbury Drive, Bury, BL8 1BR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

70 Canterbury Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 70 Canterbury Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£186,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2025)

£163,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

16 April 2025Most recent
£163,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BL8 1BR: £92,000 (2022–2003).

Nearby sales in BL8 1BR

On the street

Versus other Canterbury Drive homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

70 Canterbury Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

66 (D)

Street avg 66 (D)

On par

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 66 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bury district page.

Full Bury report

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

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Lichfield Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Woodbank Primary School. 32 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BL8 1BR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BL8 1BR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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