25 Palmer Road, Blackburn, BB1 8BU
About 25 Palmer Road
25 Palmer Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Blackburn (BB1 8BU). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold December 2023 for £130,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £146,000 is 12.3% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£146/sq ft) was about 99.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 83 m² it's 20.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 23 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Heating systemGas
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
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Planning history
25 Palmer Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 25 Palmer Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£146,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 24 years.
£130,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
7 December 2023Most recent
£130,000
+58.5%over 16 years31 May 2007
£82,000
12 October 2006
£82,000
+198.2%over 3 years20 December 2002
£27,500
-3.5%over 3 years20 July 1999
£28,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB1 8BU: £124,250 (2023–2017).
Versus other Palmer Road homes
Price per m² for 25 Palmer Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,566
Street avg £785
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 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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