4 Palmer Road, Blackburn, BB1 8BU
About 4 Palmer Road
4 Palmer Road is an end-of-terrace house in Blackburn (BB1 8BU). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 1998 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £161,000 sits 353.5% above the 1998 sale of £35,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£25/sq ft) was about 65.9% below the postcode norm. At 131 m² it's 28.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 23 EPCs).
Energy performance
4 Palmer Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 May 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
4 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
4 Palmer Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£161,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£35,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 December 1998Most recent
£35,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB1 8BU: £130,000 (2023–2017).
Versus other Palmer Road homes
On years held, 4 Palmer Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£271
Street avg £877
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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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