2a, Straits Lane, Read, Burnley, BB12 7PE

2a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Read, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 7PE). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 67 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (67–123 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 13 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since January 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £123,000 sits 267.2% above the 1998 sale of £33,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£46/sq ft) was about 59.2% below the postcode norm. At 67 m² it's 29.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 12 EPCs).