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Get started4 Wheatcroft Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Fence, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 9QL). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 87 m² it sits well below the postcode median (149 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2020, sale prices here grew 0.2% per year, broadly in step with Burnley's 0% HPI growth. Today's modelled estimate of £337,000 is 32.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 37.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2020 at £255,000.
4 Wheatcroft Avenue has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
T1 & T2 Oak - Remove & Replace
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£337,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.2% per year over 8 years.
£255,000
Growth on file: 0.2% per year over 8 years.
4 Wheatcroft Avenue is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,931
Street avg £2,445
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Harpers Lane — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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T1 - Oak - Remove large limb with split which goes over the top of the small oak, reduce stem with previous broken limb by 2-3m to make safe. Crown raise low branches by 2m. T2 - Oak - Crown reduce by 2-3m on the property side to help balance crown. All cuts back to suitable growing points. T3 - Lime - Crown thin by approximately 25% through removal of epicormic growth only.
2 more applications for this property
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13 November 2020Most recent
£255,000
+2.0%over 8 years30 May 2012
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 9QL: £365,000 (2024–2021).
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
BB12 9HR
Closest school
0.3 km
Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB
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