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Orchard Cottage, Hollymount Lane, Greenmount, Bury, BL8 4HP

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
176 m²
1894 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About Orchard Cottage

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

Orchard Cottage is a semi-detached house in Greenmount, Bury, Bury (BL8 4HP). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in May 2003. Across 1996–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £535,000 sits 117% above the 2003 sale of £246,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£130/sq ft) was about 42.5% below the postcode norm. At 176 m² it's 15.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (208 m² median across 8 EPCs).

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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.

Orchard Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Aug 2023

Current Certificate
Aug 2013

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 17 August 2023

New assessment needed to sell or let
SDL Surveying

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Orchard Cottage, Hollymount Lane, Greenmount, Bury, BL8 4HP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Orchard Cottage has no planning applications on record.

1

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.

Orchard Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£535,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.6% per year over 7 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2003)

£246,500

Growth on file: 13.6% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 May 2003Most recent

    £246,500

    +45.0%over 3 years

  2. 27 April 2000

    £169,950

    +70.0%over 4 years

  3. 2 April 1996

    £99,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in BL8 4HP: £760,000 (2026–2021).

On the street

Versus other Hollymount Lane homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Orchard Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,401

Street avg £3,855

Strongly below

Floor Area

176 m²

Street avg 216 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.6 t/year

Street avg 12.1 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Orchard Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£526k

1 Greenheys Crescent, Greenmount

BL8 4QD

4 bed2 bath
£565k

1 Chisholme Close, Greenmount

BL8 4HH

4 bed
£499k

1 Cross Lane, Holcombe

BL8 4LY

4 bed2 bath
£484k

1 Croich Bank, Hawkshaw

BL8 4HW

3 bed1 bath
£598k

1 Dunedin Road, Greenmount

BL8 4EX

£472k

1 Church Walk, Hollymount Lane, Greenmount

BL8 4PR

4 bed2 bath
£462k

1 Brookhouse Close, Greenmount

BL8 4QN

4 bed
£694k

1 Greenmount Close, Greenmount

BL8 4HN

5 bed3 bath
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

0.7 km

Oswestry Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury. 16 schools nearby.

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 4HP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BL8 4HP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BL8 4HP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Orchard Cottage, Hollymount Lane, Greenmount, Bury, BL8 4HP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.