2 Furness Avenue, Simonstone, Burnley, BB12 7SU
About 2 Furness Avenue
2 Furness Avenue is a detached house in Simonstone, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 7SU). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since July 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (118 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £419,000 sits 280.9% above the 1997 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£66/sq ft) was about 68.2% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
2 Furness Avenue 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jun 2026
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 13 June 2026
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Planning history
2 Furness Avenue has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
2 Furness Avenue's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£419,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£110,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 July 1997Most recent
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 7SU: £245,000 (2025–2011).
Nearby sales in BB12 7SU
30 Furness Avenue, Simonstone, Burnley, BB12 7SU
Sold Jun 2025
£299,5501 Furness Avenue, Simonstone, Burnley, BB12 7SU
Sold Jun 2018
£252,50014 Furness Avenue, Simonstone, Burnley, BB12 7SU
Sold Feb 2017
£227,5007 Furness Avenue, Simonstone, Burnley, BB12 7SU
Sold Aug 2004
£189,5004 Furness Avenue, Simonstone, Burnley, BB12 7SU
Sold Nov 2002
£157,500
Versus other Furness Avenue homes
2 Furness Avenue is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£710
Street avg £2,981
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
247/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Fountains Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Read St John's CofE Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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