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Get startedWhittakers Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Barley, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 9LF). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £437,000 is 22.6% above the 2021 sale price. Sold October 2021 for £356,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Whittakers Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Whittakers Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension, new internal openings and internal alterations (Amended Scheme)
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£437,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£356,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
On years held, Whittakers Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,459
Street avg £2,811
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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
0.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Rear of property
Extend kitchen to rear (Listed Building)
15 October 2021Most recent
£356,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 9LF: £396,500 (2020–2005).
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CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
BB12 9EW
Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Roughlee Church of England Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB
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