Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get startedAre you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get startedMiddle Bank Top Farm is a detached house in Lumb, Rossendale, Rossendale (BB4 9NF). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it B (April 2013); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on bottled lpg.
At 171 m² it's 28.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (238 m² median across 4 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.
Middle Bank Top Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Erection of 2 Domestic Wind Turbines
Middle Bank Top Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£460,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Middle Bank Top Farm is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 220 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 7.4 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
0.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Fuel source changed
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Are we missing something? Tell us about home improvements to help adjust your valuation.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB4 9NF: £499,950 (2021–2006).
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
BB4 9QR
Hargreaves Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Water Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB