17 Benson Street, Blackburn, BB1 5PP
About 17 Benson Street
17 Benson Street is a semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB1 5PP). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in June 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 39 m² the property is well over the postcode median (30 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 sits 465.2% above the 2000 sale of £23,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£55/sq ft) was about 34.7% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
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Planning history
17 Benson Street has no planning applications on record.
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Sales history & valuation
17 Benson Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£130,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£23,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 June 2000Most recent
£23,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB1 5PP: £92,000 (2021–2018).
Nearby sales in BB1 5PP
Versus other Benson Street homes
On price per m², 17 Benson Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£590
Street avg £995
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Benson Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
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