5 Clinton Street, Blackburn, BB1 5LB

5 Clinton Street is a mid-terrace house in Blackburn (BB1 5LB). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.

Held since August 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 sits 107.5% above the 2006 sale of £67,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£55/sq ft) was about 21.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.