8 Thorneyholme Square, Roughlee, Burnley, BB12 9LQ
About 8 Thorneyholme Square
8 Thorneyholme Square is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Roughlee, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 9LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2018–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £185,000 is 15.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 68.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £160,500 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
8 Thorneyholme Square's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Level 3 Building Survey
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 history
8 Thorneyholme Square has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£185,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 3 years.
£160,500
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£160,500
+31.0%over 3 years7 March 2018
£122,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 9LQ: £138,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in BB12 9LQ
Versus other Thorneyholme Square homes
8 Thorneyholme Square outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,276
Street avg £1,871
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.0 km
Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Roughlee Church of England Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB







