1a School House Barn, Dotcliffe Road, Kelbrook, Barnoldswick, BB18 6TL
About 1a School House Barn
1a School House Barn is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Kelbrook, Barnoldswick, Barnoldswick (BB18 6TL). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2009–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 121.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £475,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageIntegral
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
1a School House Barn'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 May 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
1a School House Barn has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1a School House Barn was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£511,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 13 years.
£475,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
28 July 2022Most recent
£475,000
+90.0%over 13 years20 July 2009
£249,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB18 6TL: £213,000 (2023–2013).
Nearby sales in BB18 6TL
63 Dotcliffe Road, Kelbrook, Barnoldswick, BB18 6TL
Sold Jun 2023
£308,00013 Dotcliffe Road, Kelbrook, Barnoldswick, BB18 6TL
Sold Aug 2016
£213,00035 Dotcliffe Road, Kelbrook, Barnoldswick, BB18 6TL
Sold Jun 2015
£287,50059 Dotcliffe Road, Kelbrook, Barnoldswick, BB18 6TL
Sold May 2015
£169,9501b School House Barn, Dotcliffe Road, Kelbrook, Barnoldswick, BB18 6TL
Sold Jul 2011
£270,000
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Versus other Dotcliffe Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 1a School House Barn lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,276
Street avg £1,823
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Craven Heifer — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Kelbrook Primary School. 5 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
46.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB