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56 Whalley Road, Read, Burnley, BB12 7PB

4 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
113 m²
1216 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 56 Whalley Road

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

56 Whalley Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Read, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 7PB). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft.

Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £156,000. 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. At 113 m² it's 20.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 20 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 23.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
  • LoftYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 56 Whalley Road

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

56 Whalley Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2020from Nov 2008
EPC improved fromD63toE49
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting
60%11%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 56 Whalley Road, Read, Burnley, BB12 7PB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

56 Whalley Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 56 Whalley Road

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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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.

56 Whalley Road's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£163,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.0% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£156,000

Growth on file: 1.0% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 April 2022Most recent

    £156,000

    +8.3%over 7 years

  2. 27 July 2014

    £144,000

    -2.4%over 4 years

  3. 24 September 2009

    £147,500

    +10.9%over 3 years

  4. 27 April 2006

    £133,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 7PB: £107,500 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Whalley Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

56 Whalley Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£1,381

Street avg £1,432

Below

Floor Area

113 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.0 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 56 Whalley Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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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1 Beech Street, Padiham

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£182k

1 Cambridge Close, Padiham

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3 bed1 bath
£185k

1 College Close, Padiham

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3 bed1 bath
£199k

1 Ashworth Road, Hapton

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3 bed1 bath
£129k

1 Burns Street, Padiham

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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.
Full Burnley report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

2/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Campbell Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Read St John's CofE Primary School. 7 schools nearby.

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FAQ

Common questions

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