9 Riverside Drive, Summerseat, Bury, BL9 5QX
About 9 Riverside Drive
9 Riverside Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Summerseat, Bury, Bury (BL9 5QX). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (108 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £338,000 is 30% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 89.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £260,000. 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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
9 Riverside Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Feb 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Two storey side extension; Single storey front extension
- Agent
- APB Building Surveyors
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 67708
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 9 Riverside Drive
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£338,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 19 years.
£260,000
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
27 June 2021Most recent
£260,000
+85.7%over 18 years18 December 2002
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL9 5QX: £415,000 (2025–2009).
Nearby sales in BL9 5QX
4 Riverside Drive, Summerseat, Bury, BL9 5QX
Sold Jun 2025
£415,0002 Riverside Drive, Summerseat, Bury, BL9 5QX
Sold Jun 2023
£525,0001 Riverside Drive, Summerseat, Bury, BL9 5QX
Sold Jun 2021
£447,5006 Riverside Drive, Summerseat, Bury, BL9 5QX
Sold Nov 2009
£237,00012 Riverside Drive, Summerseat, Bury, BL9 5QX
Sold Aug 2007
£222,500
Everything we know about 9 Riverside Drive, 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 Riverside Drive homes
EPC Rating for 9 Riverside Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,467
Street avg £2,439
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
Waterside Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Summerseat Methodist Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB