20 Palmer Road, Blackburn, BB1 8BU
About 20 Palmer Road
20 Palmer Road is a mid-terrace house in Blackburn (BB1 8BU). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in December 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £140,000 sits 460% above the 1999 sale of £25,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£24/sq ft) was about 66.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
20 Palmer Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
20 Palmer Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 20 Palmer Road, Blackburn, BB1 8BU
- Jul 2016ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey extension to the rear
- Documents
- 25 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/16/0355/NEW
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJul 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
20 Palmer Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£140,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£25,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 December 1999Most recent
£25,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB1 8BU: £130,000 (2023–2017).
Versus other Palmer Road homes
Price per m² for 20 Palmer Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£263
Street avg £878
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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
Holland Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School. 41 schools nearby.
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