2 Bank Hey Cottages, Bank Hey Lane South, Blackburn, BB1 5QZ

2 Bank Hey Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Blackburn (BB1 5QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2012) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since September 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (113 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 is 19.2% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 98% above the typical sold price in the postcode.