1 Westgate, Whalley Road, Read, Burnley, BB12 7PN
About 1 Westgate
1 Westgate is a four-bedroom detached house in Read, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 7PN). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2022) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.
At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £354,000 is 18% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 67.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- GarageDouble
Building
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
1 Westgate ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Westgate has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Westgate was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£354,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 21 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
7 April 2022Most recent
£300,000
+140.0%over 20 years30 August 2001
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 7PN: £180,000 (2025–2025).
Nearby sales in BB12 7PN
128 Whalley Road, Read, Burnley, BB12 7PN
Sold Sept 2025
£180,00092 Whalley Road, Read, Burnley, BB12 7PN
Sold Sept 2025
£150,00086 Whalley Road, Read, Burnley, BB12 7PN
Sold Jul 2025
£189,95051 Whalley Road, Read, Burnley, BB12 7PN
Sold May 2025
£190,000152 Whalley Road, Read, Burnley, BB12 7PN
Sold Jan 2025
£177,500
Versus other Whalley Road homes
On epc rating, 1 Westgate stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,055
Street avg £1,400
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
0.0 km
Jubilee Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Read St John's CofE Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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