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12 Birch Avenue, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3EF

EPC B4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
84 m²
904 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 81
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 12 Birch Avenue

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

12 Birch Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Tottington, Bury, Bury (BL8 3EF). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2013) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 84 m² it's 19.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2003–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 sits 50.8% above the 2015 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 40.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (September 2015). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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
Energy

Energy performance

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

12 Birch Avenue ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jun 2023

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2013

EPC Rating

A
B
B81
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2013from May 2011
EPC improved fromD62toB81
Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Roof Insulation
PartialWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Low Energy Lighting
9%40%

More low energy lighting installed

Renewable Energy
NoneSolar PV

Solar PV panels (50 kWp) installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Birch Avenue, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3EF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. May 2019
    PorchFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Front of property

    Two storey extension at side and porch at front

    Extension
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    63952
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

12 Birch Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£196,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 12 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£130,000

Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 September 2015Most recent

    £130,000

    +11.1%over 4 years
  2. 14 August 2011

    £117,000

    +17.1%over 2 years
  3. 23 September 2008

    £99,950

    +24.9%over 4 years
  4. 20 October 2003

    £80,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BL8 3EF: £123,000 (2020–2015).

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On the street

Versus other Birch Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

12 Birch Avenue outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,548

Street avg £1,215

On par

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly above
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.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Sunnywood Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Tottington Primary School. 23 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BL8 3EF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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