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Get started1 Litchford House is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Rossendale (BB4 7SS). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 41 m² this is the 7th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–47 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D across 10 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Rossendale HPI: 1.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £294,000 is 17.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£566/sq ft) was about 297.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2022. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 11 years since the last transfer (May 2015).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Full: Replacement to current windows in place on property from timber to upvc.
£294,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.4% per year over 9 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 1.4% per year over 9 years.
1 Litchford House is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 41 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 1.1 t/year
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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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27 May 2015Most recent
£250,000
+13.6%over 9 years2 March 2006
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB4 7SS: £417,000 (2023–2011).
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
BB4 7BY
Red Lion — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch. 12 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB
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