38 George Lane, Read, Burnley, BB12 7RH
About 38 George Lane
38 George Lane is a detached house in Read, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 7RH). It has a recorded floor area of 432 m² (around 4650 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2023. The latest certificate (April 2023) returns a high B (score 90), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95).
At 432 m² the property is well over the postcode median (156 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £937,000 sits 191.9% above the 2022 sale of £321,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£69/sq ft) was about 73.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2025. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £321,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
38 George Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
- Oct 2025Change of UseFullIn report
Retrospective change of use of land from agricultural to residential to extend the domestic curtilage of the property and associated engineering operations.
Retrospective- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 37551
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£937,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£321,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 August 2022Most recent
£321,000
30 October 2020
£321,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 7RH: £265,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in BB12 7RH
Versus other George Lane homes
On price per m², 38 George Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£743
Street avg £3,066
Floor Area
432 m²
Street avg 157 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 8 years
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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
0.2 km
Jubilee Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Read St John's CofE Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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