The Old Reading Room, Lyndale Terrace, Gisburn, Clitheroe, BB7 4EZ
About The Old Reading Room
The Old Reading Room is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Gisburn, Clitheroe, Clitheroe (BB7 4EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2000–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £293,000 is 17.2% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 92.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2023 at £250,000.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
The Old Reading Room's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at The Old Reading Room was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Sept 2023FullIn report
Planning Permission for removal of existing shed in rear garden and replacement with new domestic store.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 35665
- Sept 2023HeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent for removal of existing shed in rear garden and replacement with new domestic store.
Listed- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 35666
We flagged 2 things worth checking at The Old Reading Room
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
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
The Old Reading Room has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£293,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 22 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
16 January 2023Most recent
£250,000
18 August 2010
£250,000
+131.5%over 9 years2 November 2000
£108,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB7 4EZ: £127,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in BB7 4EZ
Everything we know about The Old Reading Room, 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
- A planning decision worth checking
Versus other Lyndale Terrace homes
Price per m² for The Old Reading Room runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,427
Street avg £1,613
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
0.0 km
Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Gisburn Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB