3 Beechwood Cottages, Roman Road, Blackburn, BB1 2LB
About 3 Beechwood Cottages
3 Beechwood Cottages is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Blackburn (BB1 2LB). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 140 m² it's 15.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (121 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £201,000 is 34.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 28.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2022 for £149,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
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Energy performance
3 Beechwood Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
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Planning history
1 application on record at 3 Beechwood Cottages, Roman Road, Blackburn, BB1 2LB
- Apr 2013Change Of UseFullOutcome in report
Change the use of 1 Beechwood Cottages from residential to create additional space for the existing children's nursery; external alterations including removal of detached garage; new fencing, new access and creation of vehicle crossing.
- Documents
- 82 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/13/0085
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£201,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£149,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 November 2022Most recent
£149,500
Median price across the last 4 sales in BB1 2LB: £111,000 (2021–1996).
Versus other Roman Road homes
EPC Rating for 3 Beechwood Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 77 (C)
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 129 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Newfield Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St James' Church of England Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
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