17 Alexander Drive, Bury, BL9 8PF
About 17 Alexander Drive
17 Alexander Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Bury (BL9 8PF). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £456,000 is 37.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 29.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2020 for £332,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
17 Alexander Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 June 2030
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Planning history
17 Alexander Drive has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
17 Alexander Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£456,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 26 years.
£332,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
16 December 2020Most recent
£332,000
+125.1%over 18 years29 September 2002
£147,500
+91.9%over 7 years30 March 1995
£76,850
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL9 8PF: £265,000 (2025–2025).
Versus other Alexander Drive homes
17 Alexander Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,306
Street avg £2,286
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
Randale Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Unsworth Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB







