31 Besant Close, Blackburn, BB1 2RG
About 31 Besant Close
31 Besant Close is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Blackburn (BB1 2RG). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Other recorded features include a balcony and outbuildings.
Sold August 2022 for £200,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 125 m² it's 22.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 28 EPCs). Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £226,000 is 13% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£149/sq ft) was about 32.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- ParkingOff road
- BalconyYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Planning history
31 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£226,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 19 years.
£200,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
24 August 2022Most recent
£200,000
+17.3%over 14 years27 September 2007
£170,500
+490.0%over 1 year9 August 2006
£28,896
-73.2%over 3 years26 June 2003
£107,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB1 2RG: £163,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BB1 2RG
Versus other Besant Close homes
Years Held for 31 Besant Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,600
Street avg £1,367
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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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