5 Church Meadow, Unsworth, Bury, BL9 8JF
About 5 Church Meadow
5 Church Meadow is a detached house in Unsworth, Bury, Bury (BL9 8JF). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since July 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £415,000 sits 418.8% above the 1996 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£55/sq ft) was about 55.7% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 134 m² it's 24.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 37 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Church Meadow's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 May 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Church Meadow has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Sept 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION
- Agent
- Lancaster Building Consultants Ltd
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 43226
- May 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR
- Agent
- G LANCASTER
- Reference
- 03/40634
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Church Meadow's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£415,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£80,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 July 1996Most recent
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL9 8JF: £345,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in BL9 8JF
57 Church Meadow, Unsworth, Bury, BL9 8JF
Sold Nov 2024
£425,00066 Church Meadow, Unsworth, Bury, BL9 8JF
Sold Oct 2024
£330,00020 Church Meadow, Unsworth, Bury, BL9 8JF
Sold Sept 2023
£185,00027 Church Meadow, Unsworth, Bury, BL9 8JF
Sold Aug 2023
£370,00028 Church Meadow, Unsworth, Bury, BL9 8JF
Sold Jul 2023
£345,000
Everything we know about 5 Church Meadow, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Church Meadow homes
Price per m² for 5 Church Meadow lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£597
Street avg £2,470
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Sykes Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Unsworth Academy. 27 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.7dB