7 Mary Street, Rishton, Blackburn, BB1 4HY

7 Mary Street is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rishton, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB1 4HY). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

Held since June 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 79 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 26.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 sits 55.7% above the 2007 sale of £70,000.