Swindon School House, Todmorden Road, Briercliffe, Burnley, BB10 3PQ
About Swindon School House
Swindon School House is a four-bedroom detached house in Briercliffe, Burnley, Burnley (BB10 3PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 6-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 93 m² it sits well below the postcode median (160 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2020–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£395/sq ft) was about 108.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £395,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Swindon School House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Swindon School House has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
12 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£421,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 2 years.
£395,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
9 December 2022Most recent
£395,000
+16.2%over 2 years18 June 2020
£340,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB10 3PQ: £212,000 (2025–2011).
Nearby sales in BB10 3PQ
3 Highland Cottage, Todmorden Road, Briercliffe, Burnley, BB10 3PQ
Sold Jun 2025
£260,000Roggerham Gate Cottage, Todmorden Road, Briercliffe, Burnley, BB10 3PQ
Sold Oct 2018
£307,5001 Holden Barn, Todmorden Road, Briercliffe, Burnley, BB10 3PQ
Sold Apr 2010
£400,000Extwistle Cottage, Todmorden Road, Briercliffe, Burnley, BB10 3PQ
Sold Aug 2007
£249,201Holden Farm, Todmorden Road, Briercliffe, Burnley, BB10 3PQ
Sold Apr 2007
£450,000
Versus other Todmorden Road homes
On price per m², Swindon School House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,247
Street avg £2,532
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
1.5 km
Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Worsthorne Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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