What type of property is 23 Oban Drive, BB1 2HY?

23 Oban Drive, BB1 2HY is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 23 Oban Drive, BB1 2HY last change hands?

23 Oban Drive, BB1 2HY last sold for £73,000 in August 2005, around 21 years ago. Before that, it sold for £26,000 in June 1998, so prices have been rising over 7 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 23 Oban Drive, BB1 2HY?

Across 2 sales between June 1998 and August 2005, 23 Oban Drive, BB1 2HY rose from £26,000 to £73,000, a change of £47,000. That works out to roughly +15.5% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 23 Oban Drive, BB1 2HY?

The current EPC rating for 23 Oban Drive, BB1 2HY is E with a score of 48 out of 100, lodged in September 2008. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 23 Oban Drive, BB1 2HY?

23 Oban Drive, BB1 2HY has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (732 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BB1 2HY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 23 Oban Drive, BB1 2HY heated?

The latest EPC at 23 Oban Drive, BB1 2HY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 23 Oban Drive, BB1 2HY?

23 Oban Drive, BB1 2HY is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 23 Oban Drive, BB1 2HY located?

23 Oban Drive, BB1 2HY sits in Blackburn. It falls within the BB1 postcode district.

Is 23 Oban Drive, BB1 2HY in a safe area?

Police records around 23 Oban Drive, BB1 2HY show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 56% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (17% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 23 Oban Drive, BB1 2HY?

The closest primary school to 23 Oban Drive, BB1 2HY is St Antony's RC Primary School (249m), one of 26 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy (242m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 23 Oban Drive, BB1 2HY?

The closest bus stop to 23 Oban Drive, BB1 2HY is Surgery, 119m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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23 Oban Drive, Blackburn, BB1 2HY

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

68 m²

732 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 48

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 Oban Drive

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

23 Oban Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB1 2HY). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2008) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in August 2005. At 68 m² it's 16% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 44 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £127,000 sits 74% above the 2005 sale of £73,000.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

23 Oban Drive 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 30 Sept 2018

EPC Rating

E48

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Oban Drive, Blackburn, BB1 2HY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Oban Drive 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

23 Oban Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£127,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.5% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2005)

£73,000

Growth on file: 15.5% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

21 August 2005Most recent
£73,000
+180.8%over 7 years
18 June 1998
£26,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB1 2HY: £124,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in BB1 2HY

On the street

Versus other Oban Drive homes

Four headline reads against 42 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 23 Oban Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,074

Street avg £1,076

On par

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 80 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Strongly below

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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

0.1 km

Surgery — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy. 32 schools nearby.

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