173 Shear Brow, Blackburn, BB1 8DZ
About 173 Shear Brow
173 Shear Brow is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Blackburn (BB1 8DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include a loft.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£159/sq ft) was about 232.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 95 m² it's 19.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 32 EPCs). Sold June 2021 for £162,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- LoftYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Planning history
173 Shear Brow has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 173 Shear Brow, Blackburn, BB1 8DZ
- Sept 2017ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension. Extends 6m from orignal wall, max height: 4m, height to eaves: 2.8m
- Reference
- 10/17/0964
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 173 Shear Brow was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£174,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 18 years.
£162,500
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
6 June 2021Most recent
£162,500
+240.3%over 18 years25 March 2003
£47,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB1 8DZ: £120,000 (2023–2021).
Versus other Shear Brow homes
Price per m² for 173 Shear Brow runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,711
Street avg £734
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
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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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