185 Accrington Road, Blackburn, BB1 2AQ
About 185 Accrington Road
185 Accrington Road is a mid-terrace house in Blackburn (BB1 2AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a G (score 16), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since August 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 1997 — that's 29 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. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £128,000 sits 966.7% above the 1997 sale of £12,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£15/sq ft) was about 44.1% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
185 Accrington Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 2 October 2023
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
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Planning history
185 Accrington Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
185 Accrington Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£128,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£12,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 December 1997Most recent
£12,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB1 2AQ: £105,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in BB1 2AQ
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Sold Aug 2023
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Sold May 2022
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Sold Aug 2020
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Sold Mar 2020
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Sold May 2019
£105,000
Versus other Accrington Road homes
On years held, 185 Accrington Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£167
Street avg £544
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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Crime
462/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Ronald Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Shadsworth Infant School. 29 schools nearby.
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