7 Castle Street, Burnley, BB12 0BB

7 Castle Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Burnley (BB12 0BB). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Held since November 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2005–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 sits 66.7% above the 2009 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£81/sq ft) was about 226% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 86 m² it's 28.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 25 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs).