5 Balcombe Close, Bury, BL8 4PL
About 5 Balcombe Close
5 Balcombe Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Bury (BL8 4PL). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2012) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £401,000 sits 64.3% above the 2013 sale of £244,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£192/sq ft) was about 15.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 13 years since the last transfer (May 2013).
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Dec 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2020Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Conversion of garage to living accommodation and first floor extension at side
- Agent
- Jenkins Design Services Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 65677
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Balcombe Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£401,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£244,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 May 2013Most recent
£244,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL8 4PL: £260,000 (2021–2014).
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Balcombe Close homes
5 Balcombe Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,068
Street avg £2,040
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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