16 Besant Close, Blackburn, BB1 2RG
About 16 Besant Close
16 Besant Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Blackburn (BB1 2RG). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £304,000 is 23.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£151/sq ft) was about 34.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £247,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
16 Besant Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Apr 2024
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Planning history
16 Besant Close 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.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 16 Besant Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£304,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 19 years.
£247,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
6 March 2021Most recent
£247,000
+114.9%over 18 years29 August 2002
£114,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB1 2RG: £163,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BB1 2RG
Versus other Besant Close homes
Habitable Rooms for 16 Besant Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,625
Street avg £1,366
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Seacole Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Shadsworth Junior School. 32 schools nearby.
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