What type of property is 14 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX?

14 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What did 14 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX sell for?

14 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX last sold for £119,995 in May 2010, around 16 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £65,750 in July 2002. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 14 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between July 2002 and May 2010, 14 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX rose from £65,750 to £119,995, a change of £54,245. That works out to roughly +8% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 14 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX?

The current EPC rating for 14 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in October 2008. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 14 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX?

14 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (543 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 35% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BB12 7JX. Source: EPC Register.

How is 14 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX heated?

The latest EPC at 14 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 14 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX?

14 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 14 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX located?

14 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX sits in Hapton, Burnley, Burnley. It falls within the BB12 postcode district in Lancashire.

Is 14 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX in a safe area?

Police records around 14 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX show an average of 247 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (15% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 14 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX?

The closest primary school to 14 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX is Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School (247m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Shuttleworth College (2.1km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 14 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX?

The closest rail stop to 14 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX is Hapton Rail Station, 166m away. The nearest bus option is Rail Station, 219m away.

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14 Wordsworth Street, Hapton, Burnley, BB12 7JX

4 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

50 m²

543 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 14 Wordsworth Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

14 Wordsworth Street is a two-bedroom detached house in Hapton, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 7JX). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 543 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since May 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (77 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £156,000 is 30% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 110.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

14 Wordsworth Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Oct 2018

Current Certificate

Oct 2008

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 14 October 2018

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 14 Wordsworth Street, Hapton, Burnley, BB12 7JX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

14 Wordsworth Street has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

14 Wordsworth Street saw 4 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£156,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£119,995

Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

13 May 2010Most recent
£119,995
+12.1%over 3 years
8 November 2006
£107,000
20 January 2006
£107,000
+62.7%over 3 years
4 July 2002
£65,750

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 7JX: £115,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in BB12 7JX

On the street

Versus other Wordsworth Street homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

14 Wordsworth Street is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£2,381

Street avg £1,551

Strongly above

Floor Area

50 m²

Street avg 80 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

247/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Hapton Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.2 km

Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School. 12 schools nearby.

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