25 Balcombe Close, Bury, BL8 4PL
About 25 Balcombe Close
25 Balcombe Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Bury (BL8 4PL). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot.
Held since October 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £402,000 sits 339.3% above the 1995 sale of £91,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 30.2% below the postcode norm. At 69 m² it's 25.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 10 EPCs).
Know exactly what you're buying at 25 Balcombe Close
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
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
- Utility roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Corner plotYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
25 Balcombe Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
25 Balcombe Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£402,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£91,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 October 1995Most recent
£91,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL8 4PL: £260,000 (2021–2014).
Everything we know about 25 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
25 Balcombe Close outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,326
Street avg £2,123
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB