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About 28 West Close Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
28 West Close Avenue is a semi-detached house in Higham, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 9BE). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2014); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 4-band jump.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in June 2006. Sale prices here have outpaced Burnley HPI: 14.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 is 34.8% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 41.8% below the postcode norm. At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
28 West Close Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2016
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 28 West Close Avenue, Higham, Burnley, BB12 9BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
28 West Close Avenue has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Mar 2010ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Full: Erection of a single storey domestic extension to rear.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
28 West Close Avenue has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£285,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.3% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2006)
£211,500
Growth on file: 14.3% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other West Close Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 28 West Close Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,282
Street avg £2,184
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Burnley district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BB12 9BE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 36 points of interest in total.
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