1 Oakwood Close, Bury, BL8 1DD
About 1 Oakwood Close
1 Oakwood Close is a detached house in Bury (BL8 1DD). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2003–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £325,000 sits 66.7% above the 2009 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£137/sq ft) was about 33.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
1 Oakwood Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jan 2019
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 29 January 2019
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 1 Oakwood Close, Bury, BL8 1DD
- Oct 2019Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
First floor extension at front/side, two storey extension at rear/single storey extension at rear with first floor balcony above with glazed balustrade and loft conversion with rear dormer
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 64574
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionNov 2019Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 Oakwood Close saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£325,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 6 years.
£195,000
Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
13 November 2009Most recent
£195,000
-2.5%over 3 years24 March 2006
£199,950
+16.3%over 2 years3 November 2003
£172,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL8 1DD: £360,000 (2025–2014).
Versus other Oakwood Close homes
Price per m² for 1 Oakwood Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,478
Street avg £2,644
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Harvey Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB







