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78 Mount St James, Blackburn, BB1 2DR

5 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
87 m²
936 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 78 Mount St James

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

78 Mount St James is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB1 2DR). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a corner plot.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 87 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 34 EPCs). Across 1995–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£192/sq ft) was about 58% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2023 at £180,000.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenFront and rear
  • ParkingOff road
  • Corner plotYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 78 Mount St James, Blackburn, BB1 2DR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

78 Mount St James has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 78 Mount St James, Blackburn, BB1 2DR

1decisions1extensions1documents2nearby
  1. Apr 2005
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    11/05/0166
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

78 Mount St James has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£193,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 28 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£180,000

Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 November 2023Most recent

    £180,000

    +200.3%over 21 years

  2. 18 April 2002

    £59,950

  3. 21 June 2001

    £59,995

    +33.3%over 5 years

  4. 9 January 1996

    £45,000

  5. 28 September 1995

    £45,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB1 2DR: £147,500 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Mount St James homes

Four headline reads against 34 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

78 Mount St James outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,069

Street avg £1,448

Strongly above

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 84 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

On par
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Blackburn district page.
Full Blackburn report

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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