24 Birch Lea Close, Bury, BL9 9RZ
About 24 Birch Lea Close
24 Birch Lea Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Bury (BL9 9RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £251,000 sits 61.9% above the 2022 sale of £155,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 31.8% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £155,000 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageSingle
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Underfloor heatingYes
Energy performance
24 Birch Lea Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
24 Birch Lea Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Apr 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey extension at front; lst floor extension at front
- Agent
- Mirzali Architecture LLP
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 53692
- Apr 2009ExtensionOutlineIn report
LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE FOR PROPOSED FRONT AND SIDE SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION.
- Agent
- APB Building Surveyors
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 51220
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
24 Birch Lea Close's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£251,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.2% per year over 21 years.
£155,000
Growth on file: 1.2% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
27 April 2022Most recent
£155,000
-6.1%over 8 years6 December 2013
£165,000
+36.4%over 12 years1 February 2001
£121,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL9 9RZ: £220,000 (2023–2010).
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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
EPC Rating for 24 Birch Lea Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£957
Street avg £1,504
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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