7 Chaffinch Drive, Bury, BL9 6JU
About 7 Chaffinch Drive
7 Chaffinch Drive is a semi-detached house in Bury (BL9 6JU). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 44 m² it's 27.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 34 EPCs). 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
the local market
Energy performance
7 Chaffinch Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Dec 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Chaffinch Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
10applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 7 Chaffinch 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
7 Chaffinch Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£139,000
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 6JU: £125,000 (2025–2018).
Everything we know about 7 Chaffinch 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 Chaffinch Drive homes
On epc rating, 7 Chaffinch Drive runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
23 (F)
Street avg 77 (C)
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 63 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Thrush Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.4dB