What type of property is 18 Pickering Fold, BB1 2LH?

18 Pickering Fold, BB1 2LH is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 18 Pickering Fold, BB1 2LH?

18 Pickering Fold, BB1 2LH last sold for £205,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 18 Pickering Fold, BB1 2LH have?

The current EPC rating for 18 Pickering Fold, BB1 2LH is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in June 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 18 Pickering Fold, BB1 2LH?

18 Pickering Fold, BB1 2LH has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (1,163 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BB1 2LH. Source: EPC Register.

How is 18 Pickering Fold, BB1 2LH heated?

The latest EPC at 18 Pickering Fold, BB1 2LH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 18 Pickering Fold, BB1 2LH?

18 Pickering Fold, BB1 2LH is in council tax band C.

Where is 18 Pickering Fold, BB1 2LH located?

18 Pickering Fold, BB1 2LH sits in Blackburn. It falls within the BB1 postcode district.

Is 18 Pickering Fold, BB1 2LH in a safe area?

Police records around 18 Pickering Fold, BB1 2LH 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 18 Pickering Fold, BB1 2LH?

The closest primary school to 18 Pickering Fold, BB1 2LH is St James' Church of England Primary School (250m), one of 22 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Darwen Vale High School (1.1km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 18 Pickering Fold, BB1 2LH?

The closest bus stop to 18 Pickering Fold, BB1 2LH is Pickering Fold, 147m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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18 Pickering Fold, Blackburn, BB1 2LH

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

108 m²

1163 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Pickering Fold

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

18 Pickering Fold is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB1 2LH). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 is 23.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£176/sq ft) was about 37.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £205,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
GarageIntegral

Building

Previously extendedYes

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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.

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

EPC Rating

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Pickering Fold, Blackburn, BB1 2LH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Pickering Fold 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£254,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£205,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

23 September 2021Most recent
£205,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB1 2LH: £199,950 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in BB1 2LH

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On the street

Versus other Pickering Fold homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Pickering Fold outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,898

Street avg £1,617

Above

Floor Area

108 m²

Street avg 100 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

Below

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Comparables

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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

Pickering Fold — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St James' Church of England Primary School. 26 schools nearby.

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