26 Mount St James, Blackburn, BB1 2DR
About 26 Mount St James
26 Mount St James is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Blackburn (BB1 2DR). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2025) 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 August 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £94,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 34 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 is 27.7% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£178/sq ft) was about 55.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
26 Mount St James 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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
£120,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 24 years.
£94,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
7 August 2025Most recent
£94,000
+24.3%over 18 years24 August 2006
£75,600
+18.1%over 1 year23 September 2004
£64,000
+106.5%over 3 years23 May 2001
£31,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB1 2DR: £158,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in BB1 2DR
Versus other Mount St James homes
Floor Area for 26 Mount St James lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,918
Street avg £1,453
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Moss Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy. 24 schools nearby.
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