17 Cumberland Close, Bury, BL9 9SQ

17 Cumberland Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Bury (BL9 9SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 26 m² (around 280 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity. At 26 m² this is the 4th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 21–87 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 15 units on file.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in April 1999. 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 £110,000 sits 478.9% above the 1999 sale of £19,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£68/sq ft) was about 20.1% below the postcode norm. At 26 m² it sits well below the postcode median (41 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.