4 Arley Avenue, Bury, BL9 5HD

4 Arley Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Bury (BL9 5HD). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An application is currently awaiting a decision. Across 2007–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £359,000 is 37.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£154/sq ft) was about 51.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2018 at £261,000.