24 Kirkland Close, Blackburn, BB1 5JF

24 Kirkland Close is a semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB1 5JF). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2003-2006. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (August 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in August 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 130 m² it's 16.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 60 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 is 27.6% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 20.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.