16 Birch Lea Close, Bury, BL9 9RZ
About 16 Birch Lea Close
16 Birch Lea Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Bury (BL9 9RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in March 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £371,000 sits 523.5% above the 1997 sale of £59,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£35/sq ft) was about 68.7% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
16 Birch Lea Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 16 Birch Lea Close.
- Nov 2017FullIn report
Dormer roof extensions at front and rear
- Agent
- Cestria Partnership Limited
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 61985
- Aug 2017FullIn report
Dormer roof extensions at front and rear
- Agent
- Cestria Partnership Limited
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 61668
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 16 Birch Lea Close
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
16 Birch Lea Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£371,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£59,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 March 1997Most recent
£59,500
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
16 Birch Lea Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£381
Street avg £1,568
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB