What kind of home is 4 Austen Avenue, BL9 9RH?

4 Austen Avenue, BL9 9RH is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 4 Austen Avenue, BL9 9RH?

4 Austen Avenue, BL9 9RH last sold for £170,000 in December 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 4 Austen Avenue, BL9 9RH?

The current EPC rating for 4 Austen Avenue, BL9 9RH is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in August 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 4 Austen Avenue, BL9 9RH?

4 Austen Avenue, BL9 9RH has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (947 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 21% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BL9 9RH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 4 Austen Avenue, BL9 9RH use?

The latest EPC at 4 Austen Avenue, BL9 9RH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 4 Austen Avenue, BL9 9RH?

4 Austen Avenue, BL9 9RH is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 4 Austen Avenue, BL9 9RH in?

4 Austen Avenue, BL9 9RH sits in Bury. It falls within the BL9 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 4 Austen Avenue, BL9 9RH?

Police records around 4 Austen Avenue, BL9 9RH show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 67% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 4 Austen Avenue, BL9 9RH?

The closest primary school to 4 Austen Avenue, BL9 9RH is St Peter's Church of England Primary School (731m), one of 24 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Holy Cross College (1.1km), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 4 Austen Avenue, BL9 9RH?

The closest bus stop to 4 Austen Avenue, BL9 9RH is Tennyson Avenue, 144m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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4 Austen Avenue, Bury, BL9 9RH

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

88 m²

947 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 4 Austen Avenue

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

4 Austen Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bury (BL9 9RH). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

At 88 m² it's 20.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 10 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 is 27.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 62.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £170,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Heating systemGas

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate

Aug 2022

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 8 August 2032

5 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Austen Avenue, Bury, BL9 9RH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Austen Avenue has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£217,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£170,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

20 December 2022Most recent
£170,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BL9 9RH: £105,000 (2026–2007).

Nearby sales in BL9 9RH

On the street

Versus other Austen Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 4 Austen Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,932

Street avg £1,556

Strongly above

Floor Area

88 m²

Street avg 77 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

Full Bury report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Tennyson Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

St Peter's Church of England Primary School. 32 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BL9 9RH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BL9 9RH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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