Lower Spew Spout Barn, School Lane, Guide, Blackburn, BB1 2LW

Lower Spew Spout Barn is a semi-detached house in Guide, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB1 2LW). It has a recorded floor area of 210 m² (around 2260 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 15% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £325,000 is 28.6% below the 2021 sale of £455,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 60.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 210 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 53 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £455,000. 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 2019.