2 Bar Cottage, Whalley Road, Simonstone, Burnley, BB12 7HS
About 2 Bar Cottage
2 Bar Cottage is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Simonstone, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 7HS). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 4 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. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in January 2015. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 is 30.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 194% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
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Planning history
2 Bar Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£125,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 18 years.
£96,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
5 January 2015Most recent
£96,000
-18.6%over 7 years12 February 2007
£118,000
+177.6%over 4 years30 May 2002
£42,500
+25.2%over 2 years22 December 1999
£33,950
+35.8%over 2 years7 March 1997
£25,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 7HS: £165,000 (2019–2003).
Nearby sales in BB12 7HS
Versus other Whalley Road homes
2 Bar Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,043
Street avg £1,889
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 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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