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Baxter Head Farm, Watling Street, Affetside, Bury, BL8 3QL

4 planning records

Estimated value

£1,532,000

  • Since the 2022 sale (£1,400,000)+9%
  • Against BL8 3QL's recent median (£442,500)+246%

Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
12
From EPC
Floor area
506 m²
5447 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 24
Council tax
Band H
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£1,532,000

  • Against its 2022 sale (£1,400,000)+9%
  • Against BL8 3QL's recent median (£442,500)+246%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Baxter Head Farm is modelled from its 506 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in BL8 3QL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    506 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2020

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022

  • Recent sales in BL8 3QL

    5 sales, median £442,500 (2025–1998)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: October 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 4 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

Sales timeline

  1. 30 March 2022Most recent

    £1,400,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BL8 3QL: £442,500 (2025–1998).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for Baxter Head Farm, Watling Street, Affetside, Bury, BL8 3QL. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • A planning decision worth checkingIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Baxter Head Farm

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

Baxter Head Farm is a detached house in Affetside, Bury, Bury (BL8 3QL). It has a recorded floor area of 506 m² (around 5447 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 62), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.

At 506 m² the property is well over the postcode median (148 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 17.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £1,400,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Baxter Head Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Dec 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F24
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
27.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 14 December 2030

4 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Baxter Head Farm, Watling Street, Affetside, Bury, BL8 3QL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at Baxter Head Farm was refused — worth checking the council file.

4 applications on record at Baxter Head Farm, Watling Street, Affetside, Bury, BL8 3QL

4decisions1extensions40documents1nearby
Flagged:Retrospective
  1. Sept 2022
    Solar PanelsFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Front of property

    Two storey extension at front; External alterations to include new windows, juliet balconies to west and rear elevations and installation of solar panels; Two storey/first floor extension to existing detached garage with front dormer windows and solar panels

    Extension
    Documents
    17 docs on file
    Reference
    68581
    Full record in report
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On the street

Versus other Watling Street homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Baxter Head Farm lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,767

Street avg £3,112

Below

Floor Area

506 m²

Street avg 161 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

12 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

27.0 t/year

Street avg 7.3 t/year

Strongly below
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.
Full Bury report

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

0.5 km

Higher Barn Farm — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw. 13 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • St Mary's Church of England Primary School, HawkshawPrimary1.2km
  • Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, BuryPrimary1.7km
  • St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, BoltonPrimary2.2km
  • St Maxentius CofE Primary SchoolPrimary2.3km

Nearest stops

  • Higher Barn FarmBus stop492m
  • Tom Nook FarmBus stop637m
  • Trinity Presbyterian ChurchBus stop651m
  • Toye FarmBus stop866m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences9 reports69%
  • Burglary2 reports15%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson2 reports15%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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 3QL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BL8 3QL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BL8 3QL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildDetached over 300m²Extended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919, is a large detached home over 300m², and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Baxter Head Farm is modelled from its 506 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in BL8 3QL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Baxter Head Farm. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Baxter Head Farm was lodged in December 2020 at band F and is valid until December 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 4 applications are matched to Baxter Head Farm. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 8 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 13 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BL8 3QL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Baxter Head Farm is in council tax band H. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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