1 The Old Vicarage, Whins Lane, Read, Burnley, BB12 7RB
About 1 The Old Vicarage
1 The Old Vicarage is a semi-detached house in Read, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 7RB). It has a recorded floor area of 280 m² (around 3017 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 280 m² the property is well over the postcode median (188 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
Energy performance
1 The Old Vicarage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Apr 2021
EPC Rating
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 The Old Vicarage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
1 The Old Vicarage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£644,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 7RB: £570,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in BB12 7RB
Houlkers Farm, Whins Lane, Read, Burnley, BB12 7RB
Sold Nov 2024
£500,0002 The Old Vicarage, Whins Lane, Read, Burnley, BB12 7RB
Sold Nov 2023
£585,000Dudley Hill Cottage, Whins Lane, Read, Burnley, BB12 7RB
Sold Sept 2021
£585,000Woodley, Whins Lane, Read, Burnley, BB12 7RB
Sold Mar 2019
£570,000Ash Lea, Whins Lane, Read, Burnley, BB12 7RB
Sold Sept 2017
£235,000
Versus other Whins Lane homes
1 The Old Vicarage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
280 m²
Street avg 198 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 14.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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
0.4 km
Straits Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Read St John's CofE Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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