3 Helmshore Road, Holcombe, Bury, BL8 4PA

3 Helmshore Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Holcombe, Bury, Bury (BL8 4PA). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 86 m² it's 17.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 5 EPCs). Across 2013–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £292,000 is 27% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 36.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2020 for £230,000.