5 Laburnum Road, Blackburn, BB1 5PY

5 Laburnum Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB1 5PY). It has a recorded floor area of 197 m² (around 2120 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 197 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 39 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £151,000 sits 115.7% above the 2009 sale of £70,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£33/sq ft) was about 55.9% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.