20 Castle Road, Bury, BL9 8JL
About 20 Castle Road
20 Castle Road is a mid-terrace house in Bury (BL9 8JL). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).
Today's modelled estimate of £324,000 sits 117.4% above the 2016 sale of £149,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 17.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 119 m² it's 25.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 12 EPCs). On the market in August 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
Energy performance
20 Castle Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Aug 2026
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 29 August 2026
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Planning history
20 Castle Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 20 Castle Road, Bury, BL9 8JL
- Sept 2003ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR
- Reference
- 03/41132
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Sales history & valuation
20 Castle Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£324,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£149,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 August 2016Most recent
£149,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL9 8JL: £226,500 (2025–2018).
Versus other Castle Road homes
20 Castle Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,252
Street avg £1,947
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Castle Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Unsworth Academy. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.7dB







