34 Castle Road, Bury, BL9 8JL
About 34 Castle Road
34 Castle Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Bury (BL9 8JL). It has a recorded floor area of 197 m² (around 2115 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot.
It hasn't traded since December 2002, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 197 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £572,000 sits 104.7% above the 2002 sale of £279,500. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
- LandYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
34 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jun 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
34 Castle Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Feb 2008ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
RETROSPECTIVE PLANNING APPLICATION FOR CONSERVATORY AT REAR
RetrospectiveExtension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 49424
- Nov 2005FullIn report
ERECTION OF 2 M HIGH FENCE - RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION
Retrospective- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 45310
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
34 Castle Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£572,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£279,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 December 2002Most recent
£279,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL9 8JL: £226,500 (2025–2018).
Everything we know about 34 Castle Road, 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 Castle Road homes
34 Castle Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,422
Street avg £1,930
Floor Area
197 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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