Shipperbottom Cottage, Manchester Road, Walmersley, Bury, BL9 5NL
About Shipperbottom Cottage
Shipperbottom Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Walmersley, Bury, Bury (BL9 5NL). It has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (around 1819 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 169 m² it's 19% larger than the typical home in the postcode (142 m² median across 7 EPCs). Across 2011–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 75.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2023 for £520,000.
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Risks
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Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at Shipperbottom Cottage.
- Feb 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey extension at side
- Agent
- Equilibrium Architects
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 52135
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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 Shipperbottom Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£524,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.2% per year over 12 years.
£520,000
Growth on file: 11.2% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
22 March 2023Most recent
£520,000
+258.6%over 12 years11 March 2011
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL9 5NL: £235,000 (2018–2015).
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Sold Sept 2015
£235,000Park Chapel, Apartment 5, 205 Manchester Road, Walmersley, Bury, BL9 5NL
Sold Apr 2015
£230,000Park Chapel, Apartment 1, 205 Manchester Road, Walmersley, Bury, BL9 5NL
Sold Apr 2015
£120,000Park Chapel, Apartment 3, 205 Manchester Road, Walmersley, Bury, BL9 5NL
Sold Apr 2015
£140,000
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Park Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Peel Brow School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.4dB