What kind of home is 16 Acres Street, BL8 3BR?

16 Acres Street, BL8 3BR is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

When did 16 Acres Street, BL8 3BR last change hands?

16 Acres Street, BL8 3BR last sold for £195,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £124,450 in December 2019, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 16 Acres Street, BL8 3BR changed over time?

Across 2 sales between December 2019 and July 2022, 16 Acres Street, BL8 3BR rose from £124,450 to £195,000, a change of £70,550. That works out to roughly +19.1% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 16 Acres Street, BL8 3BR have?

The current EPC rating for 16 Acres Street, BL8 3BR is E with a score of 47 out of 100, lodged in October 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 Acres Street, BL8 3BR?

16 Acres Street, BL8 3BR has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (1,044 sq ft), around 49 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 31% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BL8 3BR. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 Acres Street, BL8 3BR use?

The latest EPC at 16 Acres Street, BL8 3BR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 16 Acres Street, BL8 3BR?

16 Acres Street, BL8 3BR is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 16 Acres Street, BL8 3BR in?

16 Acres Street, BL8 3BR sits in Tottington, Bury, Bury. It falls within the BL8 postcode district.

What is crime like near 16 Acres Street, BL8 3BR?

Police records around 16 Acres Street, BL8 3BR show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 69% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 16 Acres Street, BL8 3BR?

The closest primary school to 16 Acres Street, BL8 3BR is Christ Church CofE Primary School (271m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Tottington High School (715m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 16 Acres Street, BL8 3BR?

The closest bus stop to 16 Acres Street, BL8 3BR is Scobell Street, 105m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 Acres Street, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3BR

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

97 m²

1044 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 47

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 16 Acres Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

16 Acres Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tottington, Bury, Bury (BL8 3BR). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.

At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2019–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 16.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £195,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

16 Acres Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate

Oct 2019

EPC Rating

E47

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 20 October 2029

3 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Acres Street, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3BR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Acres Street has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£205,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.1% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£195,000

Growth on file: 19.1% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

14 July 2022Most recent
£195,000
+56.7%over 2 years
17 December 2019
£124,450

Median price across the last 5 sales in BL8 3BR: £187,000 (2026–2022).

Nearby sales in BL8 3BR

On the street

Versus other Acres Street homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 16 Acres Street runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,010

Street avg £2,322

Below

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 74 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.5 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bury district page.

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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

0.1 km

Scobell Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Christ Church CofE Primary School. 20 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BL8 3BR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BL8 3BR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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