3 Waterfront, Merchants Quay, Blackburn, BB1 1EE

3 Waterfront is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Blackburn (BB1 1EE). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. At 41 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–49 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £112,000 sits 75% above the 2022 sale of £64,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 95.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £64,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.