3 Fountains Avenue, BB12 7PY

Detached house90 m²EPC EBand DFreehold

3 Fountains Avenue, in BB12, is a freehold detached house on Fountains Avenue. It last sold for £290,000 in 2024 — its 3rd recorded sale, up 61% on its first recorded sale of £179,950 in 2013.

EPC ECouncil tax D

What this home is

The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.

Property type
Detached house
Detached
Floor area
94 m²
1,012 sq ft
Built
1967-1975
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
5.9 t/yr
current estimate

EPC data © Crown copyright; bedrooms are the register's estimate, not a survey. Tenure from HM Land Registry.

What is it worth now?

An indicative projection from its own sale record — the report's valuation prices it against individual comparable sales.

Indicatively £296,000£356,000 today, projected from its 2024 sale.

Indicative value
£296,000£356,000
Carrying the 2024 sale forward at this home's own compounded growth — 4.6%/yr across 3 recorded sales. It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2024)
£290,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year across 3 sales.
Sold 2024 · £290k£356k£296k2026

From the 2024 sale, the indicative range widens as time passes — the cone is that growing uncertainty, not a forecast.

BB12 £/m² (recent sales)£1,706this home £3,222 at its last sale
The local market
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across Ribble Valley, the official average home value is £280,965+1% in a year, +21% over five.

Detached£440,229
Semi-detached£274,986
Terraced£199,064
Flat / maisonette£154,506

Covers the whole Ribble Valley area, not this postcode.

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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 3 Fountains Avenue, newest first.

3 recorded sales since 2013, up 61% from first to latest.

£100k£200k£300k200820122016202020242026£156k-21%+61%Sold 2024: £290,000£290kSold 2013: £228,000£228kSold 2013: £179,950£180k
£100k£200k£300k201520212026£156kSold 2024: £290,000£290k
BB12 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against BB12's yearly median.

5 Jan 2024Most recent
£290,000+27%
Detached house · Freehold · +2.4%/yr since the previous sale
Energy certificate 11 Jul 2014
Rated EPC E · 90 m² recorded
3 Dec 2013
£228,000+27%
Detached house · Freehold · +49.8%/yr since the previous sale
Energy certificate 20 Sept 2013
Rated EPC E · 94 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 11 Jan 2013:
Efficiency
EPC improved from F to E
3 May 2013
£179,950
Detached house · Freehold
Energy certificate 11 Jan 2013
Rated EPC F · 94 m² recorded
Built 1967-1975
Property built
1965–1982
What a home of this era typically means
  • Cavity walls that can usually be retrofitted with insulation; loft insulation, if original, will be thin by today’s standards.
  • Any flat-roof or single-storey extension from this era may be near the end of its serviceable life.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How it compares on Fountains Avenue

Against the 32 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Smaller than the typical home on Fountains Avenue by 25%
Last sold price
11 recent sales
£200k£400kThis home £290,000
Street median £285,000 · higher than 64% of the street
Floor area
15 homes
125 m²150 m²This home 90 m²
Street median 120 m² · higher than 0% of the street
£ per m²
6 recent sales
£2k£3kThis home £3,222
Street median £2,457 · higher than 100% of the street

Fountains Avenue sold prices & full street profile →

Street medians from recorded sales in the last 8 years and EPC floor areas; a street's unsold homes are invisible to price medians.

Energy & running costs

What 3 Fountains Avenue's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band E (52/100) — improvable to B
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £1,225 a year. The certificate expired in 2024 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home.
Worth checking
!The certificate expired in 2024 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home, and the property may have changed since the assessment.
A92+
B81–91
Potential · 82
C69–80
D55–68
E39–54
This home · 52
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
5.9 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1967-1975
EPC construction age band
Built form
Detached
Running cost
£1,225/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
11 Jul 2014
latest of 2 on record
Between its certificates
RatingFE52Improved
20 Sept 2013EPC improved from F to E
Heat pump?Possible — check first
Built 1967-1975 — older fabric, so radiator sizing and insulation need checking before a heat pump.
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The construction detail, element by element

Every fabric element as the assessor described it — walls, roof, floor, windows, hot water and heating construction with its efficiency rating — plus glazing detail and itemised running costs.

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Wall construction & insulation, as assessed
Roof & floor construction, as assessed
Windows & glazing detail
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EPC data © Crown copyright, from the domestic EPC register. Certificates describe the home as assessed on their date.

The practical file

The running costs and everyday infrastructure a viewing can't show you.

Council tax band D (≈£2,387/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 0% of premises.

Council tax
Band D
£2,387/yr · Ribble Valley
Gigabit broadband
0%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
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Every amenity, counted and priced

The full amenity list by category with names and distances — supermarkets to GPs to gyms — plus parks with sizes and every connectivity measure in full.

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VOA council-tax band with the authority's current rates; Ofcom broadband coverage; amenities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); EV charging from the National Chargepoint Registry; hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.

The neighbourhood

Who lives here and how the area ranks — the Ribble Valley 005B neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 7/10less deprived than most of England; household income about 7% above the national average; shared/rented housing low.

7/10Less deprived than most of England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: crime and education & skills score well, but a weaker living environment.

Breakdown by domain
Income8/10
Employment7/10
Education & skills9/10
Health8/10
Crime10/10
Housing & access5/10
Living environment1/10

ONS Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation, at neighbourhood (LSOA/MSOA) level — the immediate pocket, not the whole postcode district.

The street and the area

Where 3 Fountains Avenue sits in its local market.

BB12 median
£148,000
last 8 years
BB12 £/m²
£1,706
last 8 years

3 Fountains Avenue: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.

When did 3 Fountains Avenue last sell, and for how much?

3 Fountains Avenue last sold for £290,000 on 5 Jan 2024, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 3 Fountains Avenue been sold?

HM Land Registry records 3 sales for 3 Fountains Avenue between 2013 and 2024. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 3 Fountains Avenue?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 90 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 3 Fountains Avenue?

3 Fountains Avenue is in council tax band D, costing about £2,387 a year (Ribble Valley).

How energy efficient is 3 Fountains Avenue?

Its most recent EPC rates it E (score 52). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.

What is 3 Fountains Avenue worth today?

Carrying its 2024 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 4.6% a year across 3 sales suggests roughly £296,000–£356,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

How fast is broadband at 3 Fountains Avenue?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 0% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at BB12 7PY

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Fountains Avenue.

All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (30)
Last sold
2014
Price
£226,200
Sales
1
Last sold
2023
Price
£380,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2022
Price
£273,000
Sales
1
Floor area
105 m²
Last sold
2017
Price
£213,000
Sales
1
Floor area
113 m²
Last sold
2019
Price
£210,000
Sales
1
Floor area
93 m²
Last sold
2015
Price
£193,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2005
Price
£237,500
Sales
4
Last sold
2013
Price
£215,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2006
Price
£215,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2009
Price
£290,000
Sales
1
Floor area
149 m²
Last sold
2012
Price
£192,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2014
Price
£243,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2016
Price
£210,000
Sales
1
Floor area
108 m²
Last sold
2025
Price
£285,000
Sales
2
Floor area
116 m²
Last sold
2017
Price
£195,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2019
Price
£215,000
Sales
3
Floor area
116 m²
Last sold
2017
Price
£240,000
Sales
1
Floor area
127 m²
Last sold
2007
Price
£250,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2014
Price
£230,000
Sales
3
Floor area
128 m²
Last sold
2021
Price
£285,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2018
Price
£233,500
Sales
3
Last sold
2015
Price
£191,000
Sales
4
Floor area
114 m²
Last sold
2025
Price
£395,000
Sales
2
Floor area
162 m²
Last sold
2019
Price
£239,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2022
Price
£335,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2022
Price
£320,000
Sales
2
Floor area
120 m²
Last sold
2001
Price
£95,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2015
Price
£225,000
Sales
3
Floor area
144 m²
Last sold
2017
Price
£235,000
Sales
1
Floor area
147 m²
Last sold
2008
Price
£327,500
Sales
1

HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.

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The data behind this dossier
HM Land RegistryEPC RegisterValuation Office AgencyPolice.ukDfE & OfstedEnvironment AgencyDEFRAUKHSA & BGSCoal AuthorityOfcomNaPTANOpenStreetMap

Contains public-sector data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where applicable. Amenity data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded data and are not a survey or valuation of this home; the indicative range is a projection, not an appraisal. marks detail included in the £5 report.