8 Gosforth Close, Bury, BL8 1EA
About 8 Gosforth Close
8 Gosforth Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Bury (BL8 1EA). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1466 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £339,000 sits 126% above the 2012 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 40% below the postcode norm. Last sold in March 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
8 Gosforth 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jul 2020
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 13 July 2020
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 8 Gosforth Close, Bury, BL8 1EA
- Jun 2012RenovationFullOutcome in report
New hipped roof.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 55160
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionAug 2019Decision
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Sales history & valuation
8 Gosforth Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£339,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£150,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 March 2012Most recent
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL8 1EA: £239,000 (2025–2017).
Versus other Gosforth Close homes
8 Gosforth Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,102
Street avg £2,351
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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







