8 Albany Drive, Bury, BL9 9RD
About 8 Albany Drive
8 Albany Drive is a detached house in Bury (BL9 9RD). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1499 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
8 Albany Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jul 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Albany Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 8 Albany Drive
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.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
8 Albany Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£370,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL9 9RD: £290,000 (2023–2017).
Everything we know about 8 Albany 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
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Albany Drive homes
EPC Rating for 8 Albany Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
38 (F)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 128 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Saint Peter's Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Peter's Church of England Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB