5 Meadow Gardens, Rishton, Blackburn, BB1 4RQ

5 Meadow Gardens is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Rishton, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB1 4RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since February 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £160,000 is 20.8% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£173/sq ft) was about 94.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 71 m² it's 26.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 6 EPCs).