What type of property is 17 Buckingham Drive, BB12 7QE?

17 Buckingham Drive, BB12 7QE is a 4-bedroom detached house.

When did 17 Buckingham Drive, BB12 7QE last change hands?

17 Buckingham Drive, BB12 7QE last sold for £275,000 in September 2012, around 14 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £72,000 in December 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 17 Buckingham Drive, BB12 7QE changed over time?

Across 3 sales between December 1995 and September 2012, 17 Buckingham Drive, BB12 7QE rose from £72,000 to £275,000, a change of £203,000. That works out to roughly +8.3% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 17 Buckingham Drive, BB12 7QE?

The current EPC rating for 17 Buckingham Drive, BB12 7QE is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in November 2010. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Buckingham Drive, BB12 7QE?

17 Buckingham Drive, BB12 7QE has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (1,292 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BB12 7QE. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Buckingham Drive, BB12 7QE heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Buckingham Drive, BB12 7QE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Buckingham Drive, BB12 7QE?

17 Buckingham Drive, BB12 7QE is in council tax band E.

Where is 17 Buckingham Drive, BB12 7QE located?

17 Buckingham Drive, BB12 7QE sits in Read, Burnley, Burnley. It falls within the BB12 postcode district in Lancashire.

How safe is the area around 17 Buckingham Drive, BB12 7QE?

Police records around 17 Buckingham Drive, BB12 7QE 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 17 Buckingham Drive, BB12 7QE?

The closest primary school to 17 Buckingham Drive, BB12 7QE is Read St John's CofE Primary School (386m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to 17 Buckingham Drive, BB12 7QE?

The closest bus stop to 17 Buckingham Drive, BB12 7QE is Straits Lane, 321m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Buckingham Drive, Read, Burnley, BB12 7QE

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

120 m²

1292 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 17 Buckingham Drive

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

17 Buckingham Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Read, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 7QE). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2010) shows a C (score 73). The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1995–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 is 44.7% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 19.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in September 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4

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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.

17 Buckingham Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Nov 2020

Current Certificate

Nov 2010

EPC Rating

C73

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 26 November 2020

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Buckingham Drive, Read, Burnley, BB12 7QE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Buckingham Drive 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.

17 Buckingham Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£398,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2012)

£275,000

Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

4 September 2012Most recent
£275,000
+10.0%over 6 years
31 August 2006
£250,000
+247.2%over 10 years
15 December 1995
£72,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 7QE: £370,000 (2026–2020).

Nearby sales in BB12 7QE

On the street

Versus other Buckingham Drive homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 17 Buckingham Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,291

Street avg £2,446

Above

Floor Area

120 m²

Street avg 135 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

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

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Area

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Crime

247/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Straits Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Read St John's CofE Primary School. 7 schools nearby.

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