2 Benson Street, Bury, BL9 7EP

2 Benson Street is an end-of-terrace house in Bury (BL9 7EP). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 5 certificates since February 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £199,000 sits 365.5% above the 2005 sale of £42,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£26/sq ft) was about 58.8% below the postcode norm.