56 Whalley Road, Read, Burnley, BB12 7PB
About 56 Whalley Road
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. Today's modelled estimate of £174,000 is 11.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 29.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
56 Whalley Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 November 2030
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
56 Whalley Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
56 Whalley Road's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£174,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.0% per year over 16 years.
£156,000
Growth on file: 1.0% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
19 April 2022Most recent
£156,000
+8.3%over 7 years27 July 2014
£144,000
-2.4%over 4 years24 September 2009
£147,500
+10.9%over 3 years27 April 2006
£133,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 7PB: £107,500 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in BB12 7PB
39 Whalley Road, Read, Burnley, BB12 7PB
Sold Dec 2024
£173,50029 Whalley Road, Read, Burnley, BB12 7PB
Sold Mar 2024
£99,95021 Whalley Road, Read, Burnley, BB12 7PB
Sold Jun 2023
£107,5005 Whalley Road, Read, Burnley, BB12 7PB
Sold Apr 2022
£130,00035 Whalley Road, Read, Burnley, BB12 7PB
Sold Feb 2021
£105,000
Versus other Whalley Road homes
56 Whalley Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,381
Street avg £1,268
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
247/mo
Falling 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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