Shipperbottom House, Manchester Road, Walmersley, Bury, BL9 5NL
About Shipperbottom House
Shipperbottom House is a semi-detached house in Walmersley, Bury, Bury (BL9 5NL). It has a recorded floor area of 207 m² (around 2228 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump.
At 207 m² the property is well over the postcode median (142 m² across 7 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.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
Shipperbottom House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Shipperbottom House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
12applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Shipperbottom House
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
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Sales history & valuation
Shipperbottom House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£530,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL9 5NL: £275,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in BL9 5NL
Shipperbottom Cottage, Manchester Road, Walmersley, Bury, BL9 5NL
Sold Mar 2023
£520,000119 Manchester Road, Walmersley, Bury, BL9 5NL
Sold May 2018
£355,000Park Chapel, Apartment 6, 205 Manchester Road, Walmersley, Bury, BL9 5NL
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
£120,000
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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