Detached

21 WADEBRIDGE DRIVE

BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2NN

£350,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Ainsworth Road/Wadebridge Drive	0.1 miles
Shop	TLC	0.3 miles
Train station	Bury, Bolton Street	1.3 miles
University	University of Bolton Orlando Village Residence	4.1 miles
Hospital	Bolton Hospice	4.6 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

94 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1996-2002

Last sold

£350,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£3,723/m²

Local average

£432,645 (38 sales)

Street crime

2 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 05/11/2025

Expiry date: 04/11/2035

Current heating cost: £1,180/year

Potential heating cost: £1,126/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £9,235

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Upgrade heating controls (£220 - £250)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	30/01/2026	£350,000	Detached	—	£341,815 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£350,000
listed	05/11/2025	£350,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
5 BLACKROD DRIVE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2HN	£297,000	23/01/2026	Detached
31 BOURNVILLE DRIVE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2UF	£330,000	15/12/2025	Detached
11 WADEBRIDGE DRIVE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2NN	£515,000	19/11/2025	Detached
19 ABBEY DRIVE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2HP	£245,000	13/12/2024	Detached
16 BOURNVILLE DRIVE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2UF	£420,000	13/11/2023	Detached
37 WADEBRIDGE DRIVE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2NN	£385,000	10/11/2023	Detached
8 BLACKROD DRIVE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2HN	£340,000	27/06/2023	Detached
319 AINSWORTH ROAD, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2LU	£375,000	18/11/2022	Detached
19 WHITBY CLOSE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2TX	£425,000	11/11/2022	Detached
19 WHITBY CLOSE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2TX	£425,000	11/11/2022	Detached
5 ADLINGTON CLOSE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2HS	£325,000	27/10/2022	Detached
5 ROSE GROVE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2UJ	£357,000	11/10/2022	Detached
14 ROTHBURY CLOSE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2TT	£505,000	07/10/2022	Detached
1 WHITECROFT DRIVE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2TN	£160,000	30/09/2022	Detached
9 WADEBRIDGE DRIVE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2NN	£510,000	09/09/2022	Detached
19 ABBEY DRIVE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2HP	£262,500	13/05/2022	Detached
12 ROTHBURY CLOSE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2TT	£325,000	05/05/2022	Detached
23 BIDSTON CLOSE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2UN	£480,000	29/04/2022	Detached
10 BANK HALL CLOSE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2UL	£306,000	17/03/2022	Detached
10 TARLETON CLOSE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2HG	£341,500	23/02/2022	Detached

Area average: £366,450 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 27.4%

10y growth 92.3%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Bury. Series: Detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 0.8%

5y (index) 21%

10y (index) 70.3%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Bury. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £870/mo

Realistic £967/mo

Optimistic £1,064/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Bury.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Bolton and Bury: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Terraced House, Ainsworth Road, BL8	£850/mo	2	0.67 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Bank House, BL8	£795/mo	1	0.73 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Jubilee, BL9	£850/mo	1	1.15 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £832/mo (3 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.24%

Max investor price (0.8%) £106,250

Target investor price (1%) £85,000

Gross yield 2.9%

Cost-to-rent ratio 34.3×

Monthly cashflow £-638/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -7.5%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	2
Total incidents	2

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Chantlers Primary School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 10 Dec 2010
Greenhill Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 10 Nov 2014
Lowercroft Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 28 Jan 2020
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Requires improvement — 28 Sep 2022
The Elton High School	Secondary	0.6 miles	Good — 6 Mar 2017

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# 21 WADEBRIDGE DRIVE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2NN

## Property details

- Slug: `2d25ce0` (address key hash: `2d25ce0f62ef4d12051c8b002dbb55379d8b08b6`)
- Postcode: BL8 2NN
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 94 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1996-2002
- Last sold: £350,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £3,723/m²
- Local average: £432,645 (38 sales)
- Street crime: 2 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £350,000
- Date: 2026-01-30
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 04/11/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,180/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,235

### Recommendations
- G (£220 - £250)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9835-2329-1509-0165-6206)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-30 | £350,000 | Detached | — | £341,815 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-2326-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 21 WADEBRIDGE DRIVE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2NN | £350,000 | 30/01/2026 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [168998783](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/6007496)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £350,000 |
| listed | 2025-11-05 | £350,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 5 BLACKROD DRIVE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2HN | £297,000 | 23/01/2026 | Detached |
| 31 BOURNVILLE DRIVE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2UF | £330,000 | 15/12/2025 | Detached |
| 11 WADEBRIDGE DRIVE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2NN | £515,000 | 19/11/2025 | Detached |
| 19 ABBEY DRIVE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2HP | £245,000 | 13/12/2024 | Detached |
| 16 BOURNVILLE DRIVE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2UF | £420,000 | 13/11/2023 | Detached |
| 37 WADEBRIDGE DRIVE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2NN | £385,000 | 10/11/2023 | Detached |
| 8 BLACKROD DRIVE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2HN | £340,000 | 27/06/2023 | Detached |
| 319 AINSWORTH ROAD, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2LU | £375,000 | 18/11/2022 | Detached |
| 19 WHITBY CLOSE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2TX | £425,000 | 11/11/2022 | Detached |
| 19 WHITBY CLOSE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2TX | £425,000 | 11/11/2022 | Detached |
| 5 ADLINGTON CLOSE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2HS | £325,000 | 27/10/2022 | Detached |
| 5 ROSE GROVE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2UJ | £357,000 | 11/10/2022 | Detached |
| 14 ROTHBURY CLOSE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2TT | £505,000 | 07/10/2022 | Detached |
| 1 WHITECROFT DRIVE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2TN | £160,000 | 30/09/2022 | Detached |
| 9 WADEBRIDGE DRIVE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2NN | £510,000 | 09/09/2022 | Detached |
| 19 ABBEY DRIVE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2HP | £262,500 | 13/05/2022 | Detached |
| 12 ROTHBURY CLOSE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2TT | £325,000 | 05/05/2022 | Detached |
| 23 BIDSTON CLOSE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2UN | £480,000 | 29/04/2022 | Detached |
| 10 BANK HALL CLOSE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2UL | £306,000 | 17/03/2022 | Detached |
| 10 TARLETON CLOSE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL8 2HG | £341,500 | 23/02/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £366,450 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 27.4%
- **10y growth:** 92.3%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Bury; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 21%
- **10y growth (index):** 70.3%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Bury). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £870/mo
- **Realistic:** £967/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,064/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Bolton and Bury (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Ainsworth Road, BL8 | £850/mo | 2 | 0.67 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Bank House, BL8 | £795/mo | 1 | 0.73 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Jubilee, BL9 | £850/mo | 1 | 1.15 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £832/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.24% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £106,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £85,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £850/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 2.9%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 34.3×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-638/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -7.5%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **2** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Chantlers Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 10 Dec 2010 |
| Greenhill Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 10 Nov 2014 |
| Lowercroft Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 28 Jan 2020 |
| St Stephen's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Requires improvement — 28 Sep 2022 |
| The Elton High School | Secondary | 0.6 miles | Good — 6 Mar 2017 |