40 Belford Street, Burnley, BB12 0DF
About 40 Belford Street
40 Belford Street is an end-of-terrace house in Burnley (BB12 0DF). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2013–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £123,000 sits 105% above the 2023 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 38.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 88 m² it's 27.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 37 EPCs). Last sale on file: £60,000 in February 2023.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 May 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
A a single-storey rear extension application was refused at 40 Belford Street in 2023.
- Nov 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed rear extension to create wet room with internal alterations
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- HOU/2023/0530
- Jul 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey extension to the rear.
- Agent
- Foster and Walsh Limited
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- HOU/2023/0393
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Sales history & valuation
40 Belford Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2013.
£123,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.1% per year over 9 years.
£60,000
Growth on file: 13.1% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2023Most recent
£60,000
+215.8%over 9 years22 October 2013
£19,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 0DF: £39,950 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in BB12 0DF
Versus other Belford Street homes
40 Belford Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£682
Street avg £582
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Oswald Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Burnley College. 28 schools nearby.
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