158 Shear Brow, Blackburn, BB1 8DZ
About 158 Shear Brow
158 Shear Brow is a mid-terrace house in Blackburn (BB1 8DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in July 2004. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £135,000 sits 154.7% above the 2004 sale of £53,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£48/sq ft) was about 28.6% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
158 Shear Brow'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Dec 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
158 Shear Brow 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
£135,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.6% per year over 8 years.
£53,000
Growth on file: 9.6% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
15 July 2004Most recent
£53,000
+47.2%over 2 years7 February 2002
£36,000
+10.8%over 3 years23 July 1998
£32,500
+24.0%over 1 year18 November 1996
£26,200
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB1 8DZ: £120,000 (2023–2021).
Versus other Shear Brow homes
EPC Rating for 158 Shear Brow lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£515
Street avg £778
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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
0.0 km
Oozebooth Terrace — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn. 39 schools nearby.
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