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Get started7 Straits Lane is a mid-terrace house in Read, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 7PE). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good.
Held since August 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £159,000 sits 78.7% above the 2009 sale of £89,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£87/sq ft) was about 23.5% below the postcode norm.
7 Straits Lane ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£159,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£89,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
7 Straits Lane outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£937
Street avg £1,362
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Campbell Street — bus stop.
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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19 August 2009Most recent
£89,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 7PE: £125,000 (2025–2018).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
BB12 7HS
Closest school
0.0 km
Read St John's CofE Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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