23 Fifth Avenue, Burnley, BB10 1YA
About 23 Fifth Avenue
23 Fifth Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Burnley (BB10 1YA). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in November 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £280,000 sits 67.4% above the 2016 sale of £167,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 26.4% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in March 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
23 Fifth Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
23 Fifth Avenue has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at 23 Fifth Avenue, Burnley, BB10 1YA
- Jun 2016ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed first floor extension to side of property over garage
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/2016/0196
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionFeb 2017Decision
- ExtensionSept 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
23 Fifth Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£280,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£167,250
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 March 2016Most recent
£167,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB10 1YA: £132,500 (2025–2016).
Versus other Fifth Avenue homes
23 Fifth Avenue outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,008
Street avg £1,533
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Highfield Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. 23 schools nearby.
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