4 Austen Avenue, Bury, BL9 9RH
About 4 Austen Avenue
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 £208,000 is 22.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 63.6% 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.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Austen Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Austen Avenue
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
Latest sale on 4 Austen Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£208,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£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: £103,500 (2018–2007).
Everything we know about 4 Austen Avenue, 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 Austen Avenue homes
Price per m² for 4 Austen Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,932
Street avg £1,311
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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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
Tennyson Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Peter's Church of England Primary School. 32 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB