What type of property is 4 Fountains Avenue, BB12 7PY?

4 Fountains Avenue, BB12 7PY is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 4 Fountains Avenue, BB12 7PY sell for?

4 Fountains Avenue, BB12 7PY last sold for £273,000 in October 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 4 Fountains Avenue, BB12 7PY?

The current EPC rating for 4 Fountains Avenue, BB12 7PY is E with a score of 44 out of 100, lodged in August 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 4 Fountains Avenue, BB12 7PY?

4 Fountains Avenue, BB12 7PY has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (1,130 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BB12 7PY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 4 Fountains Avenue, BB12 7PY heated?

The latest EPC at 4 Fountains Avenue, BB12 7PY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 4 Fountains Avenue, BB12 7PY?

4 Fountains Avenue, BB12 7PY is in council tax band D.

Where is 4 Fountains Avenue, BB12 7PY located?

4 Fountains Avenue, BB12 7PY sits in Simonstone, Burnley, Burnley. It falls within the BB12 postcode district in Lancashire.

What is crime like near 4 Fountains Avenue, BB12 7PY?

Police records around 4 Fountains Avenue, BB12 7PY show an average of 247 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (15% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 4 Fountains Avenue, BB12 7PY?

The closest primary school to 4 Fountains Avenue, BB12 7PY is Read St John's CofE Primary School (322m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 4 Fountains Avenue, BB12 7PY?

The closest bus stop to 4 Fountains Avenue, BB12 7PY is Fountains Avenue, 187m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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4 Fountains Avenue, Simonstone, Burnley, BB12 7PY

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

105 m²

1130 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 44

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 4 Fountains Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 Fountains Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Simonstone, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 7PY). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £319,000 is 16.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 34.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £273,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageDetached

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

4 Fountains Avenue'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 09 Aug 2025

Current Certificate

Aug 2015

EPC Rating

E44

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 9 August 2025

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Fountains Avenue, Simonstone, Burnley, BB12 7PY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Fountains Avenue 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£319,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£273,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

6 October 2022Most recent
£273,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 7PY: £335,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in BB12 7PY

On the street

Versus other Fountains Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 Fountains Avenue outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,600

Street avg £2,242

Above

Floor Area

105 m²

Street avg 118 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.6 t/year

Street avg 6.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Burns Street, Padiham

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Burnley district page.

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Crime

247/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Fountains Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Read St John's CofE Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

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