Lowood, Whins Lane, Read, Burnley, BB12 7RB

Lowood is a seven-bedroom detached house in Read, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 7RB). It has a recorded floor area of 380 m² (around 4090 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

It hasn't traded since November 2007, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Burnley HPI: 18.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,119,000 is 11.9% above the 2007 sale price. At 380 m² the property is well over the postcode median (201 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.