What kind of home is 17 Oakwood Avenue, BB1 5QY?

17 Oakwood Avenue, BB1 5QY is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 17 Oakwood Avenue, BB1 5QY?

17 Oakwood Avenue, BB1 5QY last sold for £109,750 in June 2009, around 17 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Oakwood Avenue, BB1 5QY have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Oakwood Avenue, BB1 5QY is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in January 2009. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Oakwood Avenue, BB1 5QY?

17 Oakwood Avenue, BB1 5QY has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (637 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BB1 5QY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Oakwood Avenue, BB1 5QY use?

The latest EPC at 17 Oakwood Avenue, BB1 5QY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Oakwood Avenue, BB1 5QY?

17 Oakwood Avenue, BB1 5QY is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 17 Oakwood Avenue, BB1 5QY in?

17 Oakwood Avenue, BB1 5QY sits in Blackburn. It falls within the BB1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 17 Oakwood Avenue, BB1 5QY?

Police records around 17 Oakwood Avenue, BB1 5QY show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 56% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (17% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 Oakwood Avenue, BB1 5QY?

The closest primary school to 17 Oakwood Avenue, BB1 5QY is Roe Lee Park Primary School (633m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Pleckgate High School (1.6km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 17 Oakwood Avenue, BB1 5QY?

The closest bus stop to 17 Oakwood Avenue, BB1 5QY is Oakwood Avenue, 93m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Oakwood Avenue, Blackburn, BB1 5QY

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

59 m²

637 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Oakwood Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Oakwood Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB1 5QY). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 637 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in June 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £146,000 is 33% above the 2009 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

17 Oakwood Avenue's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jan 2019

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Oakwood Avenue, Blackburn, BB1 5QY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Oakwood Avenue has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.

Current estimate

£146,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2009)

£109,750

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

15 June 2009Most recent
£109,750

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB1 5QY: £180,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in BB1 5QY

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On the street

Versus other Oakwood Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 17 Oakwood Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,855

Street avg £2,420

Strongly below

Floor Area

59 m²

Street avg 68 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Blackburn district page.

Full Blackburn report

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

0.1 km

Oakwood Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Roe Lee Park Primary School. 22 schools nearby.

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FAQ

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