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5 Mere Close, Unsworth, Bury, BL9 8NY

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
115 m²
1238 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 5 Mere Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Mere Close is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Unsworth, Bury, Bury (BL9 8NY). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £381,000 is 36.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 189.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £280,000 in January 2020.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Heating systemGas
  • Previously extendedYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Mere Close, Unsworth, Bury, BL9 8NY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Mere Close has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Feb 2005
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    CONSERVATORY AT REAR

    Extension
    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    43942
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

5 Mere Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£381,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£280,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 January 2020Most recent

    £280,000

    +2966.8%over 21 years
  2. 27 May 1998

    £9,130

    -84.2%over 2 years
  3. 22 December 1995

    £57,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in BL9 8NY: £140,000 (2022–2001).

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On the street

Versus other Mere Close homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 5 Mere Close stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,435

Street avg £1,469

Strongly above

Floor Area

115 m²

Street avg 80 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bury district page.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Sykes Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Hollins Grundy Primary School. 28 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BL9 8NY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BL9 8NY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.9dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for BL9 8NY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

48.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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