20 Heron Close, Blackburn, BB1 8NU
About 20 Heron Close
20 Heron Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Blackburn (BB1 8NU). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. Other recorded features include notable views. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2020. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 90 m² it sits well below the postcode median (130 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £355,000 is 34% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£274/sq ft) was about 99% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2021 for £265,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Planning history
1 application on record at 20 Heron Close, Blackburn, BB1 8NU
- Apr 2021Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Proposed conversion of garage into computer/study room and rear and side single storey extensions
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/21/0126
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£355,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 25 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
11 January 2021Most recent
£265,000
+178.9%over 21 years1 July 1999
£95,000
+11.8%over 3 years15 March 1996
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB1 8NU: £385,000 (2024–2020).
Versus other Heron Close homes
On floor area, 20 Heron Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,944
Street avg £1,891
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
0.2 km
Swallowfields — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Pleckgate High School. 32 schools nearby.
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