Rock House, Townend, Slaidburn, Clitheroe, BB7 3EP
About Rock House
Rock House is a detached house in Slaidburn, Clitheroe, Clitheroe (BB7 3EP). It has a recorded floor area of 342 m² (around 3684 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 41). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 342 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Rock House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Oct 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Rock House has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Mar 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell trees TO23, TO24, TO47, TO48, GO73, GO83, TO59, and TO60. Crown lift trees GO49 (3m), TO29 (5.2m), GO64 + GO62 (3m), GO63 (5.2m), GO72 (5.2m). Target pruning/select limb removal of TO22, TO25, TO26 + TO49. Remove dead tree TO28 and dead stem on TO46. Sever ivy at base of TO50.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 38148
- Sept 2014ConditionsIn report
Discharge of conditions 2(materials),3(Specification of stoneworks),4Specifications of proposed doors and windows),5(specifications of foundation work),6(Specifications of proposed french drain),7Specifications of wall stabilisation etc),8 (Swift survey)of planning consent 3/2013/0368
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 25242
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Rock House
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Rock House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,172,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB7 3EP: £360,000 (2022–1998).
Everything we know about Rock House, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Townend homes
Rock House is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
29 (F)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
342 m²
Street avg 125 m²
CO₂ Emissions
33.0 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.2 km
War Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School. 1 school 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
42.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB