Estimated value today£244klast sold £115,000, 2014 · likely £222k–£265k
Energy ratingF2014 certificate, could be B
Energy bills, a year£1,797about £150 a month at 2026 prices
Price per m²£3,087/m²neighbourhood typical £3,074/m²
See 38, Merton Road from the street and the air
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What would improve this home
Its 2014 energy certificate recommends 6 measures, which together could take it from F to B. All of them together typically cost £12.9k–£19.7k.
Cavity wall insulationtypically £500–£1.5k
Floor insulationtypically £1.2k–£1.2k
Low energy lightingtypically £40–£40
New condensing boilertypically £2.2k–£3k
Solar water heatingtypically £4k–£6k
Solar panels (electricity)typically £5k–£8k
In the order the certificate lists them (usually cheapest and most effective first). Costs are the median of the ranges quoted on certificates across England and Wales, not quotes for this home. Grants may help: check the government's home energy grants service.
What's it worth with your changes?
Sale records can't see extensions, conversions or condition. Tell us what's changed since 2014 and we'll adjust the estimate, with a range that shows how sure we can be.
Low£227k
Likely£244k
High£261k
Starting value (our estimate)£244k
Range includes ±7% for the estimate itself. Effects are typical ranges, not this home's: a surveyor or local agent who sees it will do better. Work done before 2014 is already in the price. Evidence: of 573,662 homes we saw extended on their energy certificates (median +30 m²), the 123,110 that sold before and after grew a median 10.9% more than their neighbourhood: about a third of the extra space at the home's average price per m².
The home
Type
Semi-detached
Tenure
Freehold
Floor area
79 m² (850 sq ft), 5 habitable rooms
Built
1930-1949
Main heating fuel
gas
Sales since 1995
£115k (2014)
The estimate moves the last sale in line with the neighbourhood's like-for-like price index. It can't see extensions, condition or the market for this particular home: it is not a valuation.
A £1,703B £1,987C £2,271D £2,555E £3,123F £3,691G £4,259H £5,110
From the 2014 energy certificate, rescaled to 2026 gas and electricity prices (approximate national averages). Appliances, cooking and standing charges are not included; actual bills depend on how you live.
Getting about
Nearest station
Clifton (Manchester), 3.0 km (busiest route: Salford Crescent)
Central London
268 km as the crow flies
Large employment centre
29 min by public transport · 18 by car
Town centre
22 min by public transport or walking
Commuting by train/Tube
5% of local workers · 37% mostly work from home
Airport
Manchester, 20 km
Everyday life
Weekly shop
food store about 6 min without a car
GP surgery
about 6 min
A&E
North Manchester General Hospital, 3.2 km (CQC: Good)
Top-rated primaries
Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy (1.3 km), St Philip's RC Primary School (1.7 km)
Top-rated secondaries
Our Lady's RC High School (3.6 km), Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester (4.7 km), Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester (4.7 km)
Eating out
7 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood
School distances are straight lines; admissions depend on each school's catchment and criteria.
£1,065 a month for a 3-bedroom home in Bury (2026-08)
Gross yield
5.2% on the estimated value
Letting rules
rated F: below the E minimum for letting without an exemption
Council-wide average rents (ONS Price Index of Private Rents); bedrooms estimated from the certificate's habitable rooms. Before costs, voids, tax and mortgage interest.
Planning and development
Conservation area
not in one (postcode check)
Article 4 direction
Bury borough HMO
Brownfield sites in the neighbourhood
1 site, about 5 homes planned
This home extended?
no extension seen on its energy certificates
Extensions on the street
3 other homes on Merton Road (within 250 m) extended, most recently 2026
Company landlords
1.1% of homes in the neighbourhood are owned by companies (HM Land Registry, Oct 2026)
New homes completed 2021–2025
0 in the neighbourhood
Questions to raise
Generated from the facts above, as prompts for your solicitor, surveyor or the agent. Not legal advice.
Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (Bury borough HMO). Check before planning extensions or conversions.
Energy rating FExpect higher bills and, if you plan to let it, work may be needed: rented homes must reach at least E today and the government plans C. The certificate says it could reach B.
Old energy certificateThe latest certificate we matched is from 2014; certificates last 10 years. The seller needs a current one, and it may differ.
Estimate is far from the last saleA lot has changed since it last sold, or the home has been extended or renovated. Rely on comparable recent sales and the survey.
For every purchaseCommission a survey suited to the home's age and condition, check the title plan matches what you see on the ground (boundaries, access, parking), and ask about disputes with neighbours, rights of way and shared drives.