6 School Lane, Guide, Blackburn, BB1 2LW

6 School Lane is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Guide, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB1 2LW). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

It hasn't traded since December 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. At 106 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 53 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2000–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 18% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £150,000 sits 94.8% above the 2001 sale of £77,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£67/sq ft) was about 47.4% below the postcode norm.