Greenbank House, Green Bank Drive, Fence, Burnley, BB12 9QJ
About Greenbank House
Greenbank House is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Fence, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 9QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 235 m² (around 2530 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 235 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, solar panel installation and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £601,000 is 39.8% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 36% below the postcode norm. 10 years since the last transfer (July 2016).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
Greenbank House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at Greenbank House.
- Sept 2024Solar PanelsFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Full: Erection of a two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, solar panels to roof and associated site works.
- Agent
- aw+a Architects Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 29 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/0285/HHO
- Mar 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Full: Erection of a two storey side extension and single storey rear extension and associated site works.
- Agent
- aw+a architects ltd
- Documents
- 38 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/0607/HHO
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Greenbank House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£601,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 12 years.
£430,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
17 July 2016Most recent
£430,000
+79.2%over 12 years24 June 2004
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 9QJ: £280,000 (2025–2007).
Nearby sales in BB12 9QJ
15 Green Bank Drive, Fence, Burnley, BB12 9QJ
Sold Jun 2025
£425,0004 Green Bank Drive, Fence, Burnley, BB12 9QJ
Sold Aug 2022
£290,0009 Green Bank Drive, Fence, Burnley, BB12 9QJ
Sold Sept 2011
£269,95013 Green Bank Drive, Fence, Burnley, BB12 9QJ
Sold May 2007
£280,0007 Green Bank Drive, Fence, Burnley, BB12 9QJ
Sold Feb 2005
£178,000
Versus other Green Bank Drive homes
Price per m² for Greenbank House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,830
Street avg £2,964
Floor Area
235 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
0.1 km
Village Store — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB







