16 Alcester Close, Bury, BL8 1QE
About 16 Alcester Close
16 Alcester Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bury (BL8 1QE). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £291,000 is 32.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 45.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £219,995. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 August 2030
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
16 Alcester Close has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 16 Alcester Close, Bury, BL8 1QE
- Jun 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION
- Reference
- 04/42452
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£291,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£219,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 March 2021Most recent
£219,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL8 1QE: £250,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Alcester Close homes
On floor area, 16 Alcester Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,683
Street avg £2,412
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
0.3 km
St James' Woolfold Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB