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About Acres Brook
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Acres Brook is a four-bedroom detached house in Higham, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 9BL). It has a recorded floor area of 227 m² (around 2443 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 227 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 17 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. On the market in December 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £714,000 is 16.1% above the 2017 sale price.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Acres Brook sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F34
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
16.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Acres Brook, Sabden Road, Higham, Burnley, BB12 9BL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Aug 2016OutbuildingFullGranted
Full: Erection of a detached garden room to front (retrospective)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Acres Brook valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£714,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2017)
£615,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Sabden Road homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Acres Brook is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£2,709
Street avg £2,309
Floor Area
227 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BB12 9BL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 33 points of interest in total.
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