4 Church Street, Read, Burnley, BB12 7RW
About 4 Church Street
4 Church Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Read, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 7RW). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a loft.
At 104 m² it's 25.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £170,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 1994. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 is 15.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 68.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
4 Church Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
4 Church Street has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 1994ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
EXTENSION TO KITCHEN TO PROVIDE UTILITY ROOM
- Reference
- 9202
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 4 Church Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£196,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 19 years.
£170,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
3 April 2022Most recent
£170,000
+14.9%over 1 year17 August 2020
£148,000
+2.1%over 6 years30 March 2014
£145,000
+70.6%over 11 years31 January 2003
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 7RW: £125,000 (2022–2011).
Nearby sales in BB12 7RW
28 Church Street, Read, Burnley, BB12 7RW
Sold Jul 2022
£155,00014 Church Street, Read, Burnley, BB12 7RW
Sold Sept 2021
£145,00036 Church Street, Read, Burnley, BB12 7RW
Sold Aug 2011
£91,00016 Church Street, Read, Burnley, BB12 7RW
Sold May 2011
£125,00030 Church Street, Read, Burnley, BB12 7RW
Sold Nov 2010
£145,000
Versus other Church Street homes
On floor area, 4 Church Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,635
Street avg £1,180
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.1 km
Jubilee Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Read St John's CofE Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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