Top O Th Brow, Two Brooks Lane, Hawkshaw, Bury, BL8 4LA
About Top O Th Brow
Top O Th Brow is a detached house in Hawkshaw, Bury, Bury (BL8 4LA). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation, an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Top O Th Brow's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 July 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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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.
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Planning history
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at Top O Th Brow.
2 applications on record at Top O Th Brow, Two Brooks Lane, Hawkshaw, Bury, BL8 4LA
- Mar 2022AnnexFullOutcome in report
Demolition of single storey extensions to front and rear of main house and cottage. Erection of single storey rear extension with roof terrace. Erection of two storey annexe with two storey link extension to connect to main house. Creation of terrace at first floor level to the annexe. Installation of solar panels to front roof plane.
ExtensionSolar Panels- Documents
- 26 docs on file
- Reference
- 67925
- More recent applications — locked
- Solar PanelsJun 2023Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Top O Th Brow has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£625,000
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 4LA: £416,420 (2014–2000).
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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
0.4 km
Tom Nook Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB







