5 Howard Street, Rishton, Blackburn, BB1 4DR

5 Howard Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rishton, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB1 4DR). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

It hasn't traded since November 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £122,000 sits 221.1% above the 2003 sale of £38,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£43/sq ft) was about 36.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 82 m² it's 17.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 5 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs).