4 Bear Street, Burnley, BB12 6NQ
About 4 Bear Street
4 Bear Street is a mid-terrace house in Burnley (BB12 6NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Across 2018–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £168,000 is 15.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 42.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² it's 24.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 14 EPCs). Last sale on file: £145,000 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
4 Bear Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
13applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£168,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.4% per year over 3 years.
£145,000
Growth on file: 19.4% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
17 August 2021Most recent
£145,000
+70.6%over 3 years14 August 2018
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 6NQ: £183,500 (2025–2020).
Versus other Bear Street homes
4 Bear Street is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,014
Street avg £1,763
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
2/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Riverside Mews — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Burnley High School. 16 schools nearby.
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