Slitterforth Farm, Shelfield Lane, Southfield, Burnley, BB10 3RF
About Slitterforth Farm
Slitterforth Farm is a detached house in Southfield, Burnley, Burnley (BB10 3RF). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on anthracite. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 181 m² the property is well over the postcode median (133 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £621,000 sits 55.3% above the 2015 sale of £400,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£205/sq ft) was about 15.8% below the postcode norm. 11 years since the last transfer (October 2015).
Energy performance
Slitterforth Farm sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 May 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Slitterforth Farm 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
Slitterforth Farm valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£621,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 October 2015Most recent
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB10 3RF: £387,500 (2021–2006).
Nearby sales in BB10 3RF
1 Dry Clough Barn, Shelfield Lane, Southfield, Burnley, BB10 3RF
Sold Feb 2021
£315,0003 Dry Clough Barn, Shelfield Lane, Southfield, Burnley, BB10 3RF
Sold Jul 2020
£387,500Dry Clough Farm, Shelfield Lane, Southfield, Burnley, BB10 3RF
Sold Feb 2019
£440,0004 Dry Clough Barn, Shelfield Lane, Southfield, Burnley, BB10 3RF
Sold Feb 2014
£340,0002 Dry Clough Barn, Shelfield Lane, Southfield, Burnley, BB10 3RF
Sold Apr 2006
£227,500
Versus other Shelfield Lane homes
Slitterforth Farm is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,210
Street avg £2,764
Floor Area
181 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
23.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
1.4 km
St Marys Church — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Trawden Forest Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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