26 Berkeley Drive, Read, Burnley, BB12 7QG
About 26 Berkeley Drive
26 Berkeley Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Read, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 7QG). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Today's modelled estimate of £451,000 is 12.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 59.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Last sale on file: £400,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
A a single-storey rear extension application was refused at 26 Berkeley Drive in 2021.
- Sept 2021ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior notification for a larger home extension. Proposed single storey rear extension, length 4.49m, max height 3.96m, height at eaves 2.74m.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 33428
- Aug 2021ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed single storey extension to the rear.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 33272
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£451,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 June 2021Most recent
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 7QG: £345,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in BB12 7QG
25 Berkeley Drive, Read, Burnley, BB12 7QG
Sold Jul 2023
£345,00022 Berkeley Drive, Read, Burnley, BB12 7QG
Sold Feb 2023
£253,50014 Berkeley Drive, Read, Burnley, BB12 7QG
Sold May 2022
£395,00029 Berkeley Drive, Read, Burnley, BB12 7QG
Sold Jun 2021
£425,0008 Berkeley Drive, Read, Burnley, BB12 7QG
Sold Apr 2019
£329,950
Versus other Berkeley Drive homes
Price per m² for 26 Berkeley Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,509
Street avg £2,334
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
0.3 km
Stork Hotel — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Read St John's CofE Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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