18 Water Street, Hapton, Burnley, BB12 7LQ
About 18 Water Street
18 Water Street is a semi-detached house in Hapton, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 7LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).
Across 2021–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 26.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £143,000 is 13.3% below the 2023 sale of £165,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 192.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 59 m² it's 23.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 28 EPCs). Last sale on file: £165,000 in January 2023.
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Planning history
18 Water Street has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jul 2024AmendmentIn report
Proposed Minor Amendment to planning permission HOU/2023/0285 to replace the side and front window openings with one high level, rectangular, (landscape orientation) window to the side elevation and one smaller window opening to the front elevation (Non-material Minor Amendment).
- Agent
- Peak Architecture Ltd
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- NMA/2024/0285
- Jan 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed single storey side extension and proposed driveway (re-submission of HOU/2023/0410).
- Agent
- Peak Architecture Ltd
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- HOU/2023/0705
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 18 Water Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£143,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 26.8% per year over 2 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 26.8% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
20 January 2023Most recent
£165,000
+50.0%over 1 year6 May 2021
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 7LQ: £95,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in BB12 7LQ
47 Water Street, Hapton, Burnley, BB12 7LQ
Sold Sept 2023
£95,00043 Water Street, Hapton, Burnley, BB12 7LQ
Sold Aug 2023
£124,9503 Water Street, Hapton, Burnley, BB12 7LQ
Sold May 2023
£98,00049 Water Street, Hapton, Burnley, BB12 7LQ
Sold Jan 2023
£89,00019 Water Street, Hapton, Burnley, BB12 7LQ
Sold Jul 2022
£95,000
Versus other Water Street homes
18 Water Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,797
Street avg £1,050
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Railway Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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