5 Bear Street, Burnley, BB12 6NQ

5 Bear Street is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Burnley (BB12 6NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in August 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 sits 81.8% above the 2017 sale of £66,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 25.2% below the postcode norm. At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (96 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sold in September 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.