16a, Watling Street, Affetside, Bury, BL8 3QS
About 16a
16a is an end-of-terrace house in Affetside, Bury, Bury (BL8 3QS). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 7 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.
Energy performance
16a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 May 2026
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 16 May 2026
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
16a 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.
Sales history & valuation
16a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£246,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL8 3QS: £235,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in BL8 3QS
12 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury, BL8 3QS
Sold Aug 2023
£255,00014 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury, BL8 3QS
Sold Jun 2022
£250,00010 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury, BL8 3QS
Sold Jan 2021
£205,00016 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury, BL8 3QS
Sold Aug 2020
£235,0004 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury, BL8 3QS
Sold Feb 2016
£304,950
Versus other Watling Street homes
EPC Rating for 16a lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
27 (F)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 95 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.0 km
Bradshaw Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Tottington Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB







