What kind of home is 5 Dover Close, BL8 4EE?

5 Dover Close, BL8 4EE is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Dover Close, BL8 4EE?

5 Dover Close, BL8 4EE last sold for £300,000 in May 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 Dover Close, BL8 4EE?

The current EPC rating for 5 Dover Close, BL8 4EE is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in January 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Dover Close, BL8 4EE?

5 Dover Close, BL8 4EE has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (1,076 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Dover Close, BL8 4EE use?

The latest EPC at 5 Dover Close, BL8 4EE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Dover Close, BL8 4EE?

5 Dover Close, BL8 4EE is in council tax band E.

Which area is 5 Dover Close, BL8 4EE in?

5 Dover Close, BL8 4EE sits in Greenmount, Bury, Bury. It falls within the BL8 postcode district.

Is 5 Dover Close, BL8 4EE in a safe area?

Police records around 5 Dover Close, BL8 4EE show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 69% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5 Dover Close, BL8 4EE?

The closest primary school to 5 Dover Close, BL8 4EE is Holcombe Brook Primary School (453m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Woodhey High School (1.2km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 5 Dover Close, BL8 4EE?

The closest bus stop to 5 Dover Close, BL8 4EE is Vernon Road, 138m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Dover Close, Greenmount, Bury, BL8 4EE

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

100 m²

1076 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 5 Dover Close

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

5 Dover Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Greenmount, Bury, Bury (BL8 4EE). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 is 32.7% above the 2021 sale price. Sold May 2021 for £300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate

Jan 2020

EPC Rating

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 26 January 2030

3 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Dover Close, Greenmount, Bury, BL8 4EE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Dover Close 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

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

Current estimate

£398,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£300,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

16 May 2021Most recent
£300,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BL8 4EE: £310,000 (2026–2012).

Nearby sales in BL8 4EE

On the street

Versus other Dover Close homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Dover Close is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£3,000

Street avg £2,953

Above

Floor Area

100 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

Above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£409k

1 Byron Road, Greenmount

BL8 4EN

3 bed2 bath

£383k

1 Beech Grove, Greenmount

BL8 4DY

3 bed1 bath

£341k

1 Alba Street, Holcombe

BL8 4NA

3 bed1 bath

£484k

1 Croich Bank, Hawkshaw

BL8 4HW

3 bed1 bath

£250k

1 Fellside Close, Greenmount

BL8 4QA

3 bed

£243k

1 Andrew Close, Greenmount

BL8 4HQ

3 bed

£372k

1 Dover Close, Greenmount

BL8 4EE

4 bed2 bath

£462k

1 Brookhouse Close, Greenmount

BL8 4QN

4 bed

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.

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Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Vernon Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Holcombe Brook Primary School. 19 schools nearby.

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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 4EE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BL8 4EE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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