28 West Close Avenue, Higham, Burnley, BB12 9BE
About 28 West Close Avenue
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. 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. Across 1997–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £307,000 is 45.2% 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.
Energy performance
28 West Close Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 October 2026
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Cavity wall insulation installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
28 West Close Avenue has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
3 applications on record at 28 West Close Avenue, Higham, Burnley, BB12 9BE
- Sept 2008ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Full: Erection of single storey extension to rear and side of property.
- Documents
- 41 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/08/0366P
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2010Decision
- Garage ConversionOct 2009Decision
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Sales history & valuation
28 West Close Avenue has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£307,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.3% per year over 9 years.
£211,500
Growth on file: 14.3% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
5 June 2006Most recent
£211,500
+25.9%over 1 year1 July 2004
£168,000
+162.5%over 7 years19 June 1997
£64,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 9BE: £226,950 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in BB12 9BE
26 West Close Avenue, Higham, Burnley, BB12 9BE
Sold Jun 2023
£226,9503 West Close Avenue, Higham, Burnley, BB12 9BE
Sold Sept 2022
£210,00011 West Close Avenue, Higham, Burnley, BB12 9BE
Sold Aug 2021
£240,00022 West Close Avenue, Higham, Burnley, BB12 9BE
Sold Apr 2021
£240,00016 West Close Avenue, Higham, Burnley, BB12 9BE
Sold May 2015
£130,000
Versus other West Close Avenue homes
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
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
247/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Leet Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Higham St John's Church of England Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB







