26 Birley Street, Bury, BL9 5DT
About 26 Birley Street
26 Birley Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bury (BL9 5DT). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
Across 2011–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 is 10.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 224.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £255,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
- LandYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Feb 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
26 Birley Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
12applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 26 Birley Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£281,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 11 years.
£255,000
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
22 September 2022Most recent
£255,000
+70.0%over 2 years5 December 2019
£150,000
+50.0%over 7 years20 December 2011
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL9 5DT: £117,500 (2025–2018).
Everything we know about 26 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
Versus other Birley Street homes
26 Birley Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,000
Street avg £1,199
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB