1 Lane End Cottages, Sough Lane, Guide, Blackburn, BB1 2LR

1 Lane End Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Guide, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB1 2LR). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in May 2011. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 sits 91.8% above the 2011 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 73.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 90 m² it sits well below the postcode median (188 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2026.