Moorlands, Croston Close Road, Bury, BL9 6TB
About Moorlands
Moorlands is a semi-detached house in Bury (BL9 6TB). It has a recorded floor area of 238 m² (around 2562 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 238 m² the property is well over the postcode median (163 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Moorlands'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
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2019ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of one house to two
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 2019/0489
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Moorlands
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Moorlands has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£546,000
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 3 sales in BL9 6TB: £522,000 (2021–2020).
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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 Croston Close Road homes
Moorlands outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
238 m²
Street avg 163 m²
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
1.1 km
Edenfield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
Summerseat Methodist Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.3dB