8 Woodhead Road, Read, Burnley, BB12 7PH
About 8 Woodhead Road
8 Woodhead Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Read, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 7PH). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion, a conservatory and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 178 m² it's 28.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 15 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 is 36.3% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 19.4% below the postcode norm. On the market in June 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
8 Woodhead Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
- May 2016Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Convert existing garage to study, relocate existing entrance to side. Demolition of existing conservatory and replacement with single storey lean-to .
ExtensionConservatory- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 27140
- Jun 1997
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Sales history & valuation
8 Woodhead Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£379,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£278,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 June 2013Most recent
£278,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 7PH: £345,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in BB12 7PH
17 Woodhead Road, Read, Burnley, BB12 7PH
Sold Jun 2023
£345,00040 Woodhead Road, Read, Burnley, BB12 7PH
Sold Jul 2022
£382,50044 Woodhead Road, Read, Burnley, BB12 7PH
Sold Jun 2021
£485,00018 Woodhead Road, Read, Burnley, BB12 7PH
Sold Jul 2018
£293,50034 Woodhead Road, Read, Burnley, BB12 7PH
Sold Apr 2017
£252,000
Versus other Woodhead Road homes
On price per m², 8 Woodhead Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,562
Street avg £2,131
Floor Area
178 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
Stork Hotel — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Read St John's CofE Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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