12 Chester Street, Bury, BL9 6EU
About 12 Chester Street
12 Chester Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bury (BL9 6EU). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 556 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since December 2010, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2003–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £176,000 sits 72.5% above the 2010 sale of £102,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 71.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 52 m² it's 28.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 18 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
12 Chester Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Apr 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Chester Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
10applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 12 Chester Street
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
12 Chester Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£176,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 8 years.
£102,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
20 December 2010Most recent
£102,000
+30.8%over 7 years4 June 2003
£78,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL9 6EU: £132,000 (2024–2022).
Everything we know about 12 Chester Street, 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 Chester Street homes
On floor area, 12 Chester Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,973
Street avg £1,404
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Chesham Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.4dB