1 Bar Cottage, Whalley Road, Simonstone, Burnley, BB12 7HS
About 1 Bar Cottage
1 Bar Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Simonstone, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 7HS). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 75 m² it's 16.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 4 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £154,000 is 31.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 91.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2019 at £117,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Bar Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
1 Bar Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£154,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 22 years.
£117,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
8 November 2019Most recent
£117,000
+172.1%over 18 years29 July 2001
£43,000
+7.5%over 3 years18 September 1997
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 7HS: £165,000 (2019–2005).
Nearby sales in BB12 7HS
Versus other Whalley Road homes
Price per m² for 1 Bar Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,560
Street avg £2,009
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
School Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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