52a, Lowergate, Clitheroe, BB7 1AD
About 52a
52a is a semi-detached house in Clitheroe (BB7 1AD). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
Held since February 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £211,000 sits 139.8% above the 2004 sale of £88,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£76/sq ft) was about 42.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at 52a
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
52a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A partial demolition application was refused at 52a in 2023.
- Sept 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single-storey extension to rear and other alterations. Resubmission of application 3/2023/0023.
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 35572
- Feb 2023DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed demolition of existing outbuilding and replaced with a single storey extension; creation of a new first floor window in the NE gable; construction of a slated dormer to the rear; replacement of render to gable and exposed part of the rear elevation.
Extension- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 35046
What's in 52a, Lowergate, Clitheroe, BB7 1AD's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
52a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£211,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£88,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 February 2004Most recent
£88,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB7 1AD: £120,000 (2024–2023).
Everything we know about 52a, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Lowergate homes
CO₂ Emissions for 52a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£822
Street avg £1,701
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Lowergate — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. 9 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB