Independent recognition25/25
Grade II · National Heritage List entry 1408101.
Aveno permanent dossier · published 8 Aug 2026
Domus
Reedley Hallows, Burnley, Lancashire
Film by The Modern House
Independent reading
A Grade II-listed 1958 modernist house by Alan Chambers, with an intact party room, illuminated dance floor and 5.7-acre setting.
Aveno's third full decision case. Domus offers nationally recognised architecture at about £306 per advertised square foot, but that apparent value is not yet a bargain conclusion: the marketing and EPC-derived areas differ by 38 m², the EPC is E, and listed fabric plus a 5.7-acre estate create a substantial ownership tail.
Remarkability94/100
Data readiness72/100
Ownership intensityHigh
Why this belongs in Aveno
Remarkable is
an evidence test.
Aveno admitted94remarkability / 100
Nationally significant and genuinely rare. Admitted for its architecture; published with an explicit warning that valuation evidence remains thin.
Authorship + design18/20
A coherent 1958 work by Alan Chambers, designed for a named client and way of life.
Integrity + craft19/20
The plan and an exceptional concentration of bespoke interiors survive; some glazing, kitchen and heating have changed.
Rarity + innovation19/20
A scarce early post-war modern house in the county with unusual social and technical features.
Setting + story13/15
Topography, mature grounds and the Cookson commission form one legible architectural story.
- Grade II designation independently confirms national architectural interest.
- A rare 1958 Lancashire modern house combining American and Scandinavian influences.
- The original plan survives virtually unaltered, including the party room, illuminated glass dance floor, bar and built-in furniture.
- The house uses its sloping 5.7-acre setting as part of the architecture rather than as decorative acreage.
- Exact statutory address and heritage record
- Live asking price, tenure, accommodation and marketed area
- Matched historic Land Registry transaction
- Official council-tax band and charge
- Historic condition and alteration narrative in the listing record
- UPRN and current EPC certificate are not yet directly locked
- 334 m² marketing area conflicts with a 296 m² derived record
- No genuinely comparable recent sale for this one-off listed modernist house
- Planning/consent chronology, insurance terms and actual utility bills remain incomplete
Aveno Decision Engine · live model
What does the evidence
change?
Current buyer actionVIEW WITH CONSERVATION CONDITIONS
The exact identity, statutory significance and live asking evidence are strong enough to justify a serious viewing. A measured-area reconciliation and conservation cost plan must precede any bargain or fair-value conclusion.
Identity confidence98%
Domus, 542 Colne Road, Reedley Hallows, Burnley, BB10 2LD
Exact address reconciled across the statutory Grade II entry, the live sale source and the historic transaction record. The identity is strong; the UPRN remains to be retrieved for automated joins.
UPRNStill protected
01
Premium test
Is the asking premium supported?
Guide midpoint£1,100,000£3,293 / m²
versusLocal evidence benchmark£2,593 / m²1 size-known local sale
Subject vs unadjusted evidence27.0%
ReferenceDateAreaSold£/m²
506 Colne RoadSame postcode · BB10 2LDMar 2025135 m²£350,000£2,593Brampton House, 500 Colne RoadSame postcode · BB10 2LDFeb 2022—£775,000—Resulting reference£1,169,000Not a valuation. It exposes how much premium the evidence must justify.
The references are not a surveyor-selected valuation set. Recency, condition, land, architecture and improvements are not fully adjusted. Aveno shows the gap instead of hiding it behind false precision.
02
True ownership load
The cost after the keys.
Five-year cost above purchase price£253,779–£476,779SDLT + acquisition checks + modelled running and replacement allowances. Mortgage interest and major defects excluded.
Council taxReedley Hallows Band G, official Pendle 2026/27 charge£4,206–£4,206verified
Energy + water334 m² marketing area, EPC E signal, extensive glazing and bills not supplied£6,500–£13,000modelled
Specialist insuranceGrade II, flat-roofed modernist fabric, extensive glazing and outbuildings; quotation required£3,500–£8,000modelled
Listed fabric reserveConcrete plates, flat roofs, render, glazing and conservation-compatible labour£11,000–£25,000modelled
Grounds + woodlandApproximately 5.7 acres, drainage, boundaries, trees, drives and external structures£8,000–£18,000modelled
Services + original interiorsHeating, electrics, original fittings and specialist repair rather than standard replacement£5,000–£12,000modelled
03
Claim audit
Marketing claim → buyer consequence.
Evidence readiness68/100
Tap the evidence cards as if the seller supplied them. Aveno recalculates the decision—not the beauty.
VIEW WITH CONDITIONS04
Property memory
The home’s price story.
25 May 2001£115,000Recorded sale · Freehold
857% nominal uplift9.4% annualisedCurrent guide midpoint£1,100,000Asking evidence, not a sale
This history does not prove fair value. It tells the buyer exactly how much of the current price must be explained by market growth, improvements, specification and scarcity.
Official evidence map
What is matched.
What is withheld.
Land Registry can establish sale history; EPC can reveal rated floor area and energy assumptions; Planning Data can surface constraints by UPRN or coordinate. A link alone is never counted as intelligence.
connected
Live market status
For sale at £1.1m; four bedrooms, four bathrooms and freehold
Source ↗connectedHeritage
Grade II · NHLE 1408101 · exact statutory address matched
Source ↗connectedTransaction memory
£115,000 freehold detached sale matched on 25 May 2001
Source ↗partialFloor-area reconciliation
334 m² marketed versus 296 m² EPC-derived; 38 m² discrepancy
Source ↗partialEPC
Rating E attributed; current certificate and recommendation report still required
Source ↗connectedCouncil tax
Band G · approximately £4,205.77 for 2026/27
Source ↗Published / verified
- Historic England identifies Domus as 542 Colne Road, Burnley, BB10 2LD and Grade II list entry 1408101.
- The live market distribution records £1.1m, four bedrooms, four bathrooms, freehold tenure and 3,590 sq ft.
- HM Land Registry-derived records show a £115,000 freehold detached sale on 25 May 2001; the circumstances and condition at that date are not known.
- Pendle's official 2026/27 schedule gives Reedley Hallows Band G council tax of approximately £4,205.77.
Investigate next
- Reconcile the advertised 334 m² with the 296 m² EPC/transaction-derived area before using any price-density conclusion.
- Commission a conservation-accredited survey focused on concrete plates, flat roofs, replacement glazing, damp history and original interiors.
- Request actual energy bills, heating specifications and a fabric-improvement plan compatible with listed-building consent.
- Cost the woodland, drainage, boundaries, access, arboriculture and grounds as a 5.7-acre operating estate—not as an ordinary garden.
Still unknown
- Current UPRN and the authoritative measured internal area
- Complete listed-building consent and maintenance chronology since the 2012 designation record
- Current building-insurance terms and five-year grounds/woodland work plan
Primary publisherThe Modern HouseOpen original source ↗
The current market facts are attributed to The Modern House and its live portal distribution. Grade II status and the exact address are matched to National Heritage List entry 1408101. Price-paid and EPC-derived evidence are treated as separate records and their limitations remain visible. Third-party material remains the property of its publisher. The publisher does not endorse Aveno’s independent assessment.