Dudley Hill Cottage, Whins Lane, Read, Burnley, BB12 7RB
About Dudley Hill Cottage
Dudley Hill Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Read, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 7RB). It has a recorded floor area of 264 m² (around 2842 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.
At 264 m² the property is well over the postcode median (188 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £676,000 is 15.6% above the 2021 sale price. Sold September 2021 for £585,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Dudley Hill Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Dudley Hill Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Dudley Hill Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£676,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 26 years.
£585,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
21 September 2021Most recent
£585,000
+457.1%over 26 years11 May 1995
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 7RB: £500,000 (2024–2016).
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
£585,000Woodley, Whins Lane, Read, Burnley, BB12 7RB
Sold Mar 2019
£570,000Ash Lea, Whins Lane, Read, Burnley, BB12 7RB
Sold Sept 2017
£235,000Holkers Cottage, Whins Lane, Read, Burnley, BB12 7RB
Sold Sept 2016
£260,000
Versus other Whins Lane homes
On price per m², Dudley Hill Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,216
Street avg £2,694
Floor Area
264 m²
Street avg 200 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.7 t/year
Street avg 14.0 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
0.4 km
Straits Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Read St John's CofE Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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