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 £392,000 sits 558.8% above the 1997 sale of £59,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£35/sq ft) was about 74.7% 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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jul 2022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
Certificate validity
Expired on 7 July 2022
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 16 Birch Lea Close.
5 applications on record at 16 Birch Lea Close, Bury, BL9 9RZ
- Mar 2004ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE/REAR; CONSERVATORY AT REAR
Extension- Reference
- 04/42024
- More recent applications — locked
- FullNov 2017Decision
- FullAug 2017Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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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).
£392,000
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: £247,000 (2026–2023).
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 £1,903
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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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
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