Paddock Farm, Belthorn Road, Belthorn, Blackburn, BB1 2NN

Paddock Farm is a semi-detached house in Belthorn, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB1 2NN). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 7 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 4-band jump.

Across 2000–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £351,000 is 41.5% below the 2026 sale of £600,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 198.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold April 2026 for £600,000. 8 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.