5 Bank Lane, Blackburn, BB1 2AX

5 Bank Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB1 2AX). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2004–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £148,000 sits 74.1% above the 2016 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£74/sq ft) was about 21.9% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 107 m² it's 21.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 18 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Last sold in March 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.