1a, Swallow Drive, Blackburn, BB1 6LE
About 1a
1a is an end-of-terrace house in Blackburn (BB1 6LE). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 67 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.
Energy performance
1a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jun 2026
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 15 June 2026
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Planning history
1a has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
1a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£122,000
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: £70,500 (2026–2018).
Nearby sales in BB1 6LE
Versus other Swallow Drive homes
EPC Rating for 1a lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
30 (F)
Street avg 69 (C)
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 67 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
462/mo
Falling 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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