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Heights Cottage, Heights Lane, Fence, Burnley, BB12 9JF

5 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
82 m²
883 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 34
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Heights Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Heights Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Fence, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 9JF). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 108), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 82 m² it sits well below the postcode median (179 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£329/sq ft) was about 67.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2019 for £290,000.

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Heights Cottage

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Heights Cottage 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
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Heights Cottage, Heights Lane, Fence, Burnley, BB12 9JF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at Heights Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.

  1. Feb 2022
    New BuildOutline
    In report

    Permission in Principle: Erection of a detached dwelling.

    Agent
    ADM Design
    Documents
    21 docs on file
    Reference
    22/0018/PIP
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2021
    PorchFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Full: Erection of two storey rear extension with lean-to porch

    Agent
    ADM Design
    Extension
    Documents
    18 docs on file
    Reference
    21/0732/HHO
    View planning record
Before you offer

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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Heights Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£263,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 21 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2019)

£290,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 July 2019Most recent

    £290,000

    +262.5%over 21 years

  2. 28 May 1998

    £80,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 9JF: £520,000 (2024–2017).

On the street

Versus other Heights Lane homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Heights Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,537

Street avg £2,521

Above

Floor Area

82 m²

Street avg 191 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Heights Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearbyA planning decision worth checking
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£260k

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1 Forester Drive, Fence

BB12 9PG

3 bed2 bath
£255k

1 Field Top Court, Fence

BB12 9AH

£273k

1 Greystones Drive, Fence

BB12 9PJ

2 bed
£275k

1 Green Bank Drive, Fence

BB12 9QJ

£287k

1 Bridge End, Barley

BB12 9JT

£294k

1 Clover Croft, Higham

BB12 9HR

3 bed2 bath
£295k

1 Barkerfield Close, Higham

BB12 9BZ

3 bed
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.
Full Burnley report

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

0.5 km

Harpers Inn — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BB12 9JF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BB12 9JF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BB12 9JF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Heights Cottage, Heights Lane, Fence, Burnley, BB12 9JF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.