2 Gosforth Close, Bury, BL8 1EA
About 2 Gosforth Close
2 Gosforth Close is a semi-detached house in Bury (BL8 1EA). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (105 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 48.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 is 48.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 59.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in June 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jan 2026
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Expired on 15 January 2026
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Planning history
2 Gosforth Close has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 2 Gosforth Close, Bury, BL8 1EA
- Aug 2016ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey extension at front
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 60279
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Sales history & valuation
2 Gosforth Close changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£260,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 48.3% per year over 1 year.
£175,000
Growth on file: 48.3% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
12 June 2016Most recent
£175,000
+48.3%over 8 months5 October 2015
£118,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL8 1EA: £239,000 (2025–2017).
Versus other Gosforth Close homes
On floor area, 2 Gosforth Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,652
Street avg £2,130
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
Hunstanton Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Woodbank Primary School. 32 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB