3 Scott Avenue, Simonstone, Burnley, BB12 7HY

3 Scott Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Simonstone, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 7HY). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory, a self-contained annexe and outbuildings.

Sale prices here have outpaced Burnley HPI: 7.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £390,000 is 43.1% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£215/sq ft) was about 23.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 11 years ago, in April 2015.