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 £429,000 is 29.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 32.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2020 for £332,000.
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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
- 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
Planning history
17 Alexander Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 17 Alexander Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£429,000
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: £305,000 (2025–2024).
Everything we know about 17 Alexander Drive, 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 Alexander Drive homes
17 Alexander Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,306
Street avg £2,009
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
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Randale Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Unsworth Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB