20 First Avenue, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3JA
About 20 First Avenue
20 First Avenue is a semi-detached house in Tottington, Bury, Bury (BL8 3JA). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 sits 91.4% above the 2011 sale of £140,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£81/sq ft) was about 61.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in August 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years.
Energy performance
20 First Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 February 2027
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
20 First Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 20 First Avenue, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3JA
- Dec 2014ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey extension at side and rear
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 58040
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJul 2015Decision
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Sales history & valuation
20 First Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£268,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£140,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 August 2011Most recent
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL8 3JA: £230,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BL8 3JA
16 First Avenue, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3JA
Sold Dec 2025
£200,0003 First Avenue, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3JA
Sold Nov 2023
£234,1006 First Avenue, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3JA
Sold Oct 2023
£162,00011 First Avenue, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3JA
Sold Oct 2022
£230,0007 First Avenue, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3JA
Sold Jul 2022
£265,000
Versus other First Avenue homes
On floor area, 20 First Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£875
Street avg £2,461
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
0.1 km
Booth Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Tottington High School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB







