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20 Forester Drive, Fence, Burnley, BB12 9PG

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
65 m²
703 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 20 Forester Drive

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

20 Forester Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Fence, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 9PG). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 703 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in February 2005. Today's modelled estimate of £297,000 sits 62.3% above the 2005 sale of £183,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 47.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

Specifications

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
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 20 Forester Drive

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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.

20 Forester Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jul 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Forester Drive, Fence, Burnley, BB12 9PG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Forester Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 20 Forester Drive

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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.

20 Forester Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£297,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2005)

£183,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 February 2005Most recent

    £183,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 9PG: £203,000 (2024–2020).

On the street

Versus other Forester Drive homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

20 Forester Drive outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,803

Street avg £2,098

Strongly above

Floor Area

65 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 20 Forester Drive

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

Larger development activity nearby
£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.
£372k

1 Copthurst Avenue, Higham

BB12 9DB

4 bed
£398k

1 Gorrell Close, Newchurch In Pendle

BB12 9LZ

4 bed2 bath
£295k

1 Barkerfield Close, Higham

BB12 9BZ

3 bed
£294k

1 Clover Croft, Higham

BB12 9HR

3 bed2 bath
£533k

1 Fir Trees Grove, Higham

BB12 9BA

4 bed2 bath
£256k

1 Forester Drive, Fence

BB12 9PG

3 bed2 bath
£273k

1 Greystones Drive, Fence

BB12 9PJ

2 bed
£185k

1 Forest Avenue, Fence

BB12 9EW

2 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

0.1 km

Harpers Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School. 13 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 9PG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BB12 9PG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BB12 9PG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.7dB

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 20 Forester Drive, Fence, Burnley, BB12 9PG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.