4 Emerald Cottages, Boothwood Stile, Holcombe, Bury, BL8 4NE

4 Emerald Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Holcombe, Bury, Bury (BL8 4NE). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2018 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £525,000 sits 50% above the 2019 sale of £350,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 28.1% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold November 2019 for £350,000.