17 Blackford Avenue, Bury, BL9 9TE
About 17 Blackford Avenue
17 Blackford Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bury (BL9 9TE). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1146 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a loft. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Held since August 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £237,000 sits 74.3% above the 2010 sale of £136,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 23.6% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
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Energy performance
17 Blackford Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Oct 2018
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 7 October 2018
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Planning history
17 Blackford Avenue has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
17 Blackford Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£237,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 14 years.
£136,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
19 August 2010Most recent
£136,000
+192.5%over 14 years28 February 1996
£46,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL9 9TE: £220,000 (2025–2021).
Versus other Blackford Avenue homes
On floor area, 17 Blackford Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,277
Street avg £1,935
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Blackford Bridge — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Sunny Bank Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB