Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
23 Cromer Place, Blackburn, BB1 8EL
1 planning record
Estimated value
£191,000
- Since the 2004 sale (£70,000)+173%
- Against BB1 8EL's recent median (£107,500)+78%
Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
123 m²
1324 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£191,000
- Against its 2004 sale (£70,000)+173%
- Against BB1 8EL's recent median (£107,500)+78%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 23 Cromer Place is modelled from its 123 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in BB1 8EL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
123 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2016
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2004
Recent sales in BB1 8EL
5 sales, median £107,500 (2025–2019)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
23 Cromer Place valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
20 May 2004Most recent
£70,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB1 8EL: £107,500 (2025–2019).
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 23 Cromer Place, Blackburn, BB1 8EL. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 23 Cromer Place
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
23 Cromer Place is a mid-terrace house in Blackburn (BB1 8EL). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since May 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £191,000 sits 172.9% above the 2004 sale of £70,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£53/sq ft) was about 40.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 123 m² it's 25.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 10 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
23 Cromer Place'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 26 Jan 2026
Current Certificate
Jan 2016EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 26 January 2026
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 23 Cromer Place, Blackburn, BB1 8EL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
23 Cromer Place has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 23 Cromer Place, Blackburn, BB1 8EL
1decisions1extensions15documents1nearby
- Jul 2013ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Rear single storey extension
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/13/0482
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Versus other Cromer Place homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
23 Cromer Place outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£569
Street avg £1,001
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Blackburn district page.
Crime
462/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hole I'th Wall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn. 39 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- St James' Church of England Primary School BlackburnPrimary138m
- Brookhouse Primary SchoolPrimary658m
- Cedars Primary SchoolPrimary762m
- St Michael With St John CofE Primary SchoolPrimary790m
Nearest stops
- Hole I'th WallBus stop61m
- St James ChurchBus stop70m
- Shear BrowBus stop83m
- Oozebooth TerraceBus stop115m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,581 reports35%
- Anti-social Behaviour1,939 reports26%
- Criminal Damage & Arson514 reports7%
- Vehicle Crime481 reports7%
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 23 Cromer Place is modelled from its 123 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in BB1 8EL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 23 Cromer Place. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 23 Cromer Place was lodged in January 2016 at band E and expired in January 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 23 Cromer Place. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 39 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BB1 8EL, not by walking route.
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