240 Walmersley Road, Bury, BL9 6NH
About 240 Walmersley Road
240 Walmersley Road is a six-bedroom detached house in Bury (BL9 6NH). It has a recorded floor area of 368 m² (around 3961 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused, 2 pending. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for HMO conversion is awaiting a decision. At 368 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2002–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £454,000 sits 89.2% above the 2025 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£61/sq ft) was about 61.5% below the postcode norm. It changed hands recently, sold April 2025 for £240,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
Outside
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
240 Walmersley Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
An application for HMO conversion is currently awaiting a decision.
- Mar 2026HMOFullIn report
Change of use from a 6 bed dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to Children's care home (Use Class C2) for 5 no. children under the age of 18
- Agent
- Mason and Marlowe Ltd
- Reference
- 73004
- Jul 2023HMOFullIn report
Change of use from dwelling (Class C3) to 9 no. bedroom HMO (single occupancy, Class Sui Generis)
- Agent
- Mason and Marlowe Ltd
- Documents
- 38 docs on file
- Reference
- 69699
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 240 Walmersley Road
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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£454,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 23 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
10 April 2025Most recent
£240,000
-26.2%over 7 years10 September 2017
£325,000
+225.0%over 15 years20 February 2002
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL9 6NH: £226,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in BL9 6NH
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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 Walmersley Road homes
On years held, 240 Walmersley Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£652
Street avg £1,713
Floor Area
368 m²
Street avg 178 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
26.0 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Nearest stop
0.0 km
The Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Chesham Primary Academy. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB