159 Shear Brow, Blackburn, BB1 8DZ
About 159 Shear Brow
159 Shear Brow is a semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB1 8DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 85 m² it's 28% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 32 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £192,000 is 33.8% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 231.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2023 at £143,500.
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Energy performance
159 Shear Brow's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
159 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
159 Shear Brow valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£192,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£143,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 January 2023Most recent
£143,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB1 8DZ: £120,000 (2023–2021).
Versus other Shear Brow homes
Price per m² for 159 Shear Brow runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,688
Street avg £734
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 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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