20a, Shear Bank Road, Blackburn, BB1 8AZ
About 20a
20a is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB1 8AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Sold January 2023 for £300,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 7 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £376,000 is 25.3% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 93.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
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Planning history
A a single-storey rear extension application was refused at 20a in 2024.
7 applications on record at 20a, Shear Bank Road, Blackburn, BB1 8AZ
- Feb 2008DemolitionHeritageOutcome in report
Demolish existing single storey lounge (flat roof) building to side of main dwelling
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/07/1357
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksJul 2025Decision
- Tree WorksAug 2024Decision
+ 4 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
20a has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£376,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 16 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
13 January 2023Most recent
£300,000
-16.7%13 January 2023
£360,000
+63.6%over 11 years9 February 2011
£220,000
10 March 2008
£220,000
+22.2%over 10 months21 May 2007
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB1 8AZ: £180,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in BB1 8AZ
2 Cowan Brae, Shear Bank Road, Blackburn, BB1 8AZ
Sold Mar 2022
£240,0004a Cowan Brae, Shear Bank Road, Blackburn, BB1 8AZ
Sold Jun 2021
£175,000Wycote, Shear Bank Road, Blackburn, BB1 8AZ
Sold Oct 2018
£230,00020 Shear Bank Road, Blackburn, BB1 8AZ
Sold Dec 2015
£180,0001 Cowan Brae, Shear Bank Road, Blackburn, BB1 8AZ
Sold Nov 2011
£148,750
Versus other Shear Bank Road homes
20a is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,195
Street avg £1,395
Floor Area
164 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
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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
0.1 km
East Park Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School. 37 schools nearby.
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