14 Falcon Close, Blackburn, BB1 8LE

14 Falcon Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Blackburn (BB1 8LE). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

Held since April 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2007–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at -4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £230,000 sits 66.7% above the 2008 sale of £138,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 34% below the postcode norm.