8 Anchor House, Merchants Landing, Blackburn, BB1 1BZ

8 Anchor House is a mid-terrace house in Blackburn (BB1 1BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. At 54 m² this is the 7th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–55 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since September 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £107,000 sits 289.1% above the 1999 sale of £27,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£47/sq ft) was about 57.7% below the postcode norm.