19 Balcombe Close, Bury, BL8 4PL
About 19 Balcombe Close
19 Balcombe Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Bury (BL8 4PL). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £404,000 is 42.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 54% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £283,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageSingle, Detached
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 19 Balcombe Close.
- May 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey extension at rear
- Agent
- thorp design services
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 66782
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£404,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£283,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 February 2021Most recent
£283,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL8 4PL: £248,000 (2021–2013).
Everything we know about 19 Balcombe Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Balcombe Close homes
19 Balcombe Close is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£2,748
Street avg £1,965
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Springside View — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Old Hall Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB