5 Mere Close, Unsworth, Bury, BL9 8NY
About 5 Mere Close
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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Risks
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What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Mere Close has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2005ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
CONSERVATORY AT REAR
Extension- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 43942
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Sales history & valuation
5 Mere Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£381,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 24 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
20 January 2020Most recent
£280,000
+2966.8%over 21 years27 May 1998
£9,130
-84.2%over 2 years22 December 1995
£57,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL9 8NY: £140,000 (2022–2001).
Nearby sales in BL9 8NY
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Versus other Mere Close homes
On floor area, 5 Mere Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,435
Street avg £1,469
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.1dB