Plant Farm, Cross Lane, Holcombe, Bury, BL8 4LY

Plant Farm is a four-bedroom detached house in Holcombe, Bury, Bury (BL8 4LY). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2174 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 202 m² the property is well over the postcode median (136 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2007–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£382/sq ft) was about 86.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2023 at £830,000.