16a, Cemetery Road, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 7BB

16a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Padiham, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 7BB). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 52 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (52–127 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a basement. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in April 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £108,000 sits 440% above the 1997 sale of £20,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£36/sq ft) was about 51.1% below the postcode norm. At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.