What type of property is 21 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX?

21 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX is a 2-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What did 21 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX sell for?

21 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX last sold for £187,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £60,000 in August 2002. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 21 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between August 2002 and March 2021, 21 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX rose from £60,000 to £187,000, a change of £127,000. That works out to roughly +6.3% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 21 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX?

The current EPC rating for 21 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in September 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 21 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX?

21 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (710 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BB12 7JX. Source: EPC Register.

How is 21 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX heated?

The latest EPC at 21 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 21 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX?

21 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 21 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX located?

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

What is crime like near 21 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX?

Police records around 21 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.

Which schools serve 21 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX?

The closest primary school to 21 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 21 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX?

The closest rail stop to 21 Wordsworth Street, BB12 7JX is Hapton Rail Station, 166m away. The nearest bus option is Rail Station, 219m away.

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21 Wordsworth Street, Hapton, Burnley, BB12 7JX

4 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

66 m²

710 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 21 Wordsworth Street

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

21 Wordsworth Street is a two-bedroom detached house in Hapton, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 7JX). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £187,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £241,000 is 28.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 149.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Dining roomYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageDouble

Building

Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

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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.

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Wordsworth Street, Hapton, Burnley, BB12 7JX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21 Wordsworth Street has no planning applications on record.

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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.

21 Wordsworth Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.

Current estimate

£241,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£187,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

31 March 2021Most recent
£187,000
+3.9%over 12 years
1 May 2008
£180,000
+113.0%over 4 years
22 May 2003
£84,500
+40.8%over 9 months
29 August 2002
£60,000

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.

Price per m² for 21 Wordsworth Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,833

Street avg £1,478

Strongly above

Floor Area

66 m²

Street avg 79 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 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

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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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