1 Lawrence Avenue, Simonstone, Burnley, BB12 7HX

1 Lawrence Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Simonstone, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 7HX). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1640 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 47). The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.

Held since July 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 152 m² it's 19.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (128 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £311,000 is 44.7% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£131/sq ft) was about 19.3% below the postcode norm.