31 Manchester Road, Hapton, Burnley, BB12 7LF

31 Manchester Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hapton, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 7LF). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since May 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Burnley HPI: 4.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £104,000 sits 96.2% above the 2007 sale of £53,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£76/sq ft) was about 25.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 65 m² it's 22.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 41 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.