3 Buckingham Drive, Read, Burnley, BB12 7QE
About 3 Buckingham Drive
3 Buckingham Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Read, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 7QE). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1277 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in September 2010. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £350,000 is 48.9% above the 2010 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble, Detached
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
3 Buckingham Drive'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 15 March 2020
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Planning history
3 Buckingham Drive has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 3 Buckingham Drive, Read, Burnley, BB12 7QE
- Jul 2008FullOutcome in report
It is proposed to extend the curtilage at the front of the properties to incorporate the existing footpath and part of the landscaped verge, to a point approximately 2m from the roadway kerb to facilitate construction of a new footpath adjacent to and abutting the highway kerb and aligned to the original footpath at each end of the verge, prior to closure of the original footpath in the garden areas of nos. 3 & 5.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 18703
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJan 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
3 Buckingham Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£350,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£235,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 September 2010Most recent
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 7QE: £370,000 (2026–2020).
Nearby sales in BB12 7QE
1 Buckingham Drive, Read, Burnley, BB12 7QE
Sold Mar 2026
£455,0005 Buckingham Drive, Read, Burnley, BB12 7QE
Sold Jul 2024
£425,0008 Buckingham Drive, Read, Burnley, BB12 7QE
Sold May 2023
£370,00016 Buckingham Drive, Read, Burnley, BB12 7QE
Sold Apr 2021
£305,00026 Buckingham Drive, Read, Burnley, BB12 7QE
Sold Dec 2020
£289,950
Versus other Buckingham Drive homes
Years Held for 3 Buckingham Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,981
Street avg £2,470
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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