3 Kingfisher Close, Blackburn, BB1 8NS

3 Kingfisher Close is a detached house in Blackburn (BB1 8NS). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 128 m² it's 21.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £291,000 sits 59.9% above the 2011 sale of £182,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£132/sq ft) was about 15.7% below the postcode norm. Last sold in September 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years.