2 Chestnut Avenue, Bury, BL9 7QW
About 2 Chestnut Avenue
2 Chestnut Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bury (BL9 7QW). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 845 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 79 m² it's 22.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 34 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £151,000 sits 67.8% above the 2017 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 21.9% below the postcode norm. 9 years since the last transfer (October 2017).
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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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
2 Chestnut Avenue 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Sept 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Chestnut Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 2 Chestnut Avenue
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
2 Chestnut Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£151,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£90,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 October 2017Most recent
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL9 7QW: £135,000 (2025–2019).
Everything we know about 2 Chestnut Avenue, 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 Chestnut Avenue homes
Price per m² for 2 Chestnut Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,146
Street avg £1,869
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Maxwell Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
East Ward Community Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
60.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
52.9dB