1a, Buckingham Drive, Bury, BL8 2DH
About 1a
1a is a detached house in Bury (BL8 2DH). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 November 2035
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Planning history
1a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£273,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL8 2DH: £328,000 (2025–2020).
Versus other Buckingham Drive homes
Floor Area for 1a lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 104 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
Buckingham Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB







