17 Swallow Drive, Blackburn, BB1 6LE
About 17 Swallow Drive
17 Swallow Drive is an end-of-terrace house in Blackburn (BB1 6LE). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
17 Swallow Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
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Planning history
17 Swallow Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 17 Swallow Drive, Blackburn, BB1 6LE
- Jul 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed rear double and single storey extensions
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/04/0545
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionDec 2004Decision
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Sales history & valuation
17 Swallow Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£133,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB1 6LE: £70,000 (2023–2018).
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Versus other Swallow Drive homes
Habitable Rooms for 17 Swallow Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 66 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
Primrose Bank — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Michael With St John CofE Primary School. 44 schools nearby.
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