What kind of home is 17 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX?

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

What was the last sold price for 17 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX?

17 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX last sold for £126,000 in August 2004, around 22 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in July 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX?

17 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (614 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 27% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BB12 7JX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX use?

The latest EPC at 17 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX?

17 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.

Which area is 17 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX in?

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

Is 17 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX in a safe area?

Police records around 17 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (171% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX?

The closest primary school to 17 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.

How well connected is 17 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX?

The closest rail stop to 17 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX is Hapton Rail Station, 166m away. The nearest bus option is Rail Station, 219m away.

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17 Wordsworth Street, Hapton, Burnley, BB12 7JX

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

57 m²

614 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Wordsworth Street

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

17 Wordsworth Street is a two-bedroom detached house in Hapton, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 7JX). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in August 2004. Today's modelled estimate of £190,000 sits 50.8% above the 2004 sale of £126,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£205/sq ft) was about 93.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 57 m² it's 26% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 26 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
DrivewayYes

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Wordsworth Street, Hapton, Burnley, BB12 7JX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Wordsworth Street has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

17 Wordsworth Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£190,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2004)

£126,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

18 August 2004Most recent
£126,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 7JX: £111,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in BB12 7JX

On the street

Versus other Wordsworth Street homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Wordsworth Street outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,211

Street avg £1,504

Strongly above

Floor Area

57 m²

Street avg 79 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 4.2 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

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Burnley district page.

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Rising 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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