Beechwood, Shear Bank Road, Blackburn, BB1 8AZ

Beechwood is a semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB1 8AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).

Held since November 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 sits 128.4% above the 2007 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£75/sq ft) was about 26.6% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs).