3 Chester Street, Blackburn, BB1 1BQ

3 Chester Street is a mid-terrace house in Blackburn (BB1 1BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in June 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 sits 1052.8% above the 1997 sale of £11,277. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£9/sq ft) was about 78.9% below the postcode norm.