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1 Merchants Quay, Blackburn, BB1 1BS

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
63 m²
682 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Merchants Quay

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Merchants Quay is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Blackburn (BB1 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 682 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 is 39.3% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 26.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. At 63 m² it's 20.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 9 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms3
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Merchants Quay's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jan 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Merchants Quay, Blackburn, BB1 1BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Merchants Quay has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 1 Merchants Quay, Blackburn, BB1 1BS

1decisions1extensions27documents
  1. Feb 2015
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Proposed first floor extension above garage and rear single storey extension.

    Documents
    27 docs on file
    Reference
    10/14/0997
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Merchants Quay has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£149,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£107,000

Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 September 2014Most recent

    £107,000

    -7.0%over 3 years
  2. 24 November 2010

    £115,000

    +153.3%over 15 years
  3. 30 March 1995

    £45,405

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB1 1BS: £140,000 (2022–2015).

On the street

Versus other Merchants Quay homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Merchants Quay is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£1,688

Street avg £1,473

Above

Floor Area

63 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Blackburn district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Stirling Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn. 46 schools nearby.

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Common questions

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