1 Birch Lea Close, Bury, BL9 9RZ
About 1 Birch Lea Close
1 Birch Lea Close is a detached house in Bury (BL9 9RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £259,000 sits 259.7% above the 1999 sale of £72,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£74/sq ft) was about 34.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
FIRST FLOOR/TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE; CONVERSION OF FLAT ROOFS TO PITCHED AT FRONT
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 46514
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
1 Birch Lea Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£259,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£72,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 November 1999Most recent
£72,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL9 9RZ: £220,000 (2023–2019).
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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 Birch Lea Close homes
1 Birch Lea Close is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£800
Street avg £1,522
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Redvales Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Luke's CofE Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB