2 George Lane, Read, Burnley, BB12 7RH
About 2 George Lane
2 George Lane is a two-bedroom detached house in Read, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 7RH). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a G (score 13), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (182 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, a porch, new windows and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £342,000 is 29.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 22.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £265,000 in June 2020.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
2 George Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 November 2029
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 2 George Lane, Read, Burnley, BB12 7RH
- Oct 2020PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Demolition of existing garage and construction of a single-storey extension to north elevation; construction of single-storey extension to south elevation; demolition of existing porch on north elevation and replacement with new single-storey porch; replacement windows throughout; replacement roof.
ExtensionNew WindowsDemolition- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 32176
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£342,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£265,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 June 2020Most recent
£265,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 7RH: £321,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in BB12 7RH
14 George Lane, Read, Burnley, BB12 7RH
Sold Aug 2025
£470,00018 George Lane, Read, Burnley, BB12 7RH
Sold Dec 2024
£405,00038 George Lane, Read, Burnley, BB12 7RH
Sold Aug 2022
£321,00012 George Lane, Read, Burnley, BB12 7RH
Sold Oct 2020
£256,95016 George Lane, Read, Burnley, BB12 7RH
Sold Jul 2017
£310,000
Versus other George Lane homes
On epc rating, 2 George Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,272
Street avg £2,785
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 186 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
247/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Jubilee Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Read St John's CofE Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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