1 Birley Street, Bury, BL9 5DT
About 1 Birley Street
1 Birley Street is an end-of-terrace house in Bury (BL9 5DT). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in December 2005. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2005–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 27.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £165,000 sits 52.8% above the 2005 sale of £108,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£124/sq ft) was about 41.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Birley Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Birley Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
12applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 3 things worth checking at 1 Birley Street
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.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
1 Birley Street changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£165,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 27.1% per year over 1 year.
£108,000
Growth on file: 27.1% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
1 December 2005Most recent
£108,000
+27.1%over 10 months21 January 2005
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL9 5DT: £117,500 (2025–2022).
Everything we know about 1 Birley Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Birley Street homes
On epc rating, 1 Birley Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,333
Street avg £1,292
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hornby Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St John with St Mark CofE Primary School. 30 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
50.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB