21 Birch Avenue, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3EF
About 21 Birch Avenue
21 Birch Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Tottington, Bury, Bury (BL8 3EF). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in August 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £174,000 sits 370.9% above the 1996 sale of £36,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£49/sq ft) was about 55.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 21 Birch Avenue.
- May 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey extension at side
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 62698
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
21 Birch Avenue's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£174,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£36,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 August 1996Most recent
£36,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL8 3EF: £123,000 (2020–2015).
Nearby sales in BL8 3EF
16 Birch Avenue, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3EF
Sold Mar 2020
£140,0007 Birch Avenue, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3EF
Sold Jun 2019
£123,00013 Birch Avenue, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3EF
Sold Mar 2016
£120,00012 Birch Avenue, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3EF
Sold Sept 2015
£130,00019 Birch Avenue, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3EF
Sold Aug 2015
£125,500
Everything we know about 21 Birch Avenue, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Birch Avenue homes
21 Birch Avenue is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£528
Street avg £1,361
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB