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What can I build, and will it pay? The planning rules, what neighbours have built, planning decisions, energy upgrades, and whether extending pays.
| Ainsworth & Bradley Fold | Bury | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcodes in a conservation area | 5% | 4% | 10% |
| Postcodes under an Article 4 direction | 100% | 100% | 16% |
| Listed buildings | 17 | 7 | 12 |
| Postcodes in a tree preservation order zone | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Flats | 4% | 14% | 22% |
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Barn to North of Coggra Fold Farmhouse Alongside Road | II | 710 m |
| Coggra Fold Farmhouse | II | 730 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
planning.data.gov.uk (OGL), Historic England. The rules at one address are on its postcode's Improving page. General guidance, not planning advice.
| Home | Work | Seen | Space added | Rooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 439, Bury & Bolton Road | Extension | 2025 | +41 m² | 5 → 6 |
| 413, Bury & Bolton Road | Extension | 2023 | +71 m² | 7 → 8 |
| 15, Edgeworth Avenue | Extension | 2022 | +50 m² | 4 → 5 |
| 24a, Church Street | Extension | 2021 | +20 m² | – |
| 33, Broomfield Close | Loft conversion | 2020 | – | 5 → 4 |
| 33, Brookfield Avenue | Extension | 2015 | +32 m² | – |
Not every extension shows here. We only see building work when a new energy certificate is lodged, which happens when a home is sold, let or newly built. A loft or extension added since then won't appear, even with planning permission and building control sign-off, because those records aren't published as open data outside London. Missing work doesn't mean missing paperwork.
From energy certificates: an extension where a later certificate shows more floor space, a loft conversion where roof rooms appear.
Planning applications outside London aren't published as open data yet, so search the council's own register: the drawings, the decision and the agent are there. Find the council's planning register on GOV.UK ↗
| Ainsworth & Bradley Fold | Bury | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rated A or B | 17% | 6% | 12% |
| Rated E, F or G | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Homes on mains gas | 99% | 95% | 86% |
| Gas use per home (kWh a year) | 12,419 | 11,528 | 11,043 |
| Households in fuel poverty | 6% | 10% | 10% |
| Homes built before 1919 | 17% | 23% | 20% |
A home's own recommended upgrades and their costs are on its energy certificate, shown on its page.
MHCLG energy certificates; DESNZ fuel poverty.
Across England and Wales, homes extended by a typical 30 m² and then resold rose about 11.1% more than similar homes nearby over the same years (124,884 resales); in North West, 7.6% (15,445 resales).
Rough build costs and resale evidence, not quotes or a valuation. How extensions pay off by size, type and region.
The money you don't get back either way, for the same extra space in Ainsworth & Bradley Fold.
| Stamp duty on the new home | £6,300 |
|---|---|
| Estate agent on yours 1.2% + VAT | £3,816 |
| Solicitors, buying and selling | £3,000 |
| Survey | £600 |
| Removals | £1,500 |
| Money gone | £15,216 |
| Building, plus 15% for design, planning and contingency | £57,500 |
|---|---|
| Less what it adds to your home's value 60% of the local price | −£36,600 |
| Money gone | £20,900 |
On these figures, moving loses about £5,684 less. Moving also changes the area, the schools and the commute; extending means months of building work and depends on planning.
Building costs vary a lot (a single-storey rear extension is often £2,000–£3,000 per m², more in London). How much space adds depends on the home and street: what extensions added to resale prices. A guide, not advice; nothing you type leaves this page.
Where people extend most, and where the planning rules are tighter.
| Elton Vale | 30.3 | 0% | 100% | 2 | 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitefield West & Park Lane | 25.9 | 5% | 100% | 9 | 2% |
| Higher Woodhill | 25.7 | 0% | 100% | 4 | 3% |
| Summerseat | 24.5 | 4% | 100% | 11 | 7% |
| Ramsbottom | 23.3 | 38% | 100% | 29 | 7% |
| Unsworth | 20.3 | 0% | 100% | 2 | 3% |
| Redvales & Hollins | 20.2 | 0% | 100% | 11 | 4% |
| Nuttall & Tottington | 20.1 | 8% | 100% | 29 | 4% |
| Sedgley Park | 20.0 | 0% | 100% | 6 | 1% |
| Kirkhams & Holyrood | 19.5 | 1% | 100% | 2 | 9% |
| Walshaw & Woolfold | 18.0 | 0% | 100% | 3 | 8% |
| Prestwich Central | 16.2 | 11% | 100% | 4 | 11% |
| Outwood Gate | 15.7 | 0% | 100% | 11 | 6% |
| Buckley Wells & Fishpool | 15.5 | 12% | 100% | 27 | 4% |
| Fairfield & Jericho | 15.4 | 0% | 100% | 7 | 3% |
| Ainsworth & Bradley Fold (this one) | 15.1 | 5% | 100% | 17 | 17% |
| Besses | 14.8 | 0% | 100% | 0 | 4% |
| Radcliffe | 14.6 | 0% | 100% | 4 | 5% |
| Prestwich East | 13.8 | 0% | 100% | 8 | 6% |
| Walmersley & Limefield | 13.2 | 2% | 100% | 14 | 12% |
| Whitehead Park | 12.5 | 0% | 100% | 4 | 3% |
| Whitefield East | 11.9 | 7% | 100% | 2 | 3% |
| Fernhill & Pimhole | 11.8 | 5% | 100% | 15 | 7% |
| Prestwich Clough & Rainsough | 10.3 | 1% | 100% | 31 | 11% |
| Black Lane | 8.0 | 0% | 100% | 3 | 6% |
| Bank Top & Radcliffe Ees | 6.5 | 0% | 100% | 6 | 11% |
Sort by any column; open a neighbourhood for the same view.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.5% | 93.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.4% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.0% | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.