18 The Spinnings, Waterside Road, Summerseat, Bury, BL9 5QW
About 18 The Spinnings
18 The Spinnings is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Summerseat, Bury, Bury (BL9 5QW). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. At 56 m² this is the 8th smallest of 44 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–162 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (46 versus a best of 81). The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since March 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 56 m² it's 29.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 43 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1995–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £152,000 sits 73.9% above the 2001 sale of £87,400.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
18 The Spinnings sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Mechanical ventilation installed
Planning history
18 The Spinnings has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
12applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 18 The Spinnings
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
18 The Spinnings changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£152,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.9% per year over 6 years.
£87,400
Growth on file: 0.9% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
2 March 2001Most recent
£87,400
-30.1%over 1 year23 September 1999
£125,000
+50.6%over 4 years21 August 1995
£83,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL9 5QW: £133,500 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in BL9 5QW
48 The Spinnings, Waterside Road, Summerseat, Bury, BL9 5QW
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£133,50059 The Spinnings, Waterside Road, Summerseat, Bury, BL9 5QW
Sold Jun 2025
£120,00050 The Spinnings, Waterside Road, Summerseat, Bury, BL9 5QW
Sold Dec 2024
£240,0001 The Spinnings, Waterside Road, Summerseat, Bury, BL9 5QW
Sold Oct 2024
£110,00056 The Spinnings, Waterside Road, Summerseat, Bury, BL9 5QW
Sold Oct 2024
£215,000
Everything we know about 18 The Spinnings, 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 The Spinnings homes
EPC Rating for 18 The Spinnings lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,561
Street avg £1,976
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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
Hill Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Summerseat Methodist Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB