2 Bowes Close, Bury, BL8 1UA
About 2 Bowes Close
2 Bowes Close is a semi-detached house in Bury (BL8 1UA). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 95 m² it's 28.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 23 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £198,000 in March 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2005–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £253,000 is 27.8% above the 2020 sale price.
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Energy performance
2 Bowes Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 May 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 6 May 2025
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Planning history
2 Bowes Close 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.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£253,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 14 years.
£198,000
Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
2 March 2020Most recent
£198,000
+17.2%over 4 years23 July 2015
£169,000
+8.3%over 9 years2 October 2005
£156,000
2 October 2005
£156,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL8 1UA: £250,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Bowes Close homes
EPC Rating for 2 Bowes Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,084
Street avg £2,469
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
The Lamb Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
The Elton High School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB