23 Goodshaw Close, Blackburn, BB1 8PG

23 Goodshaw Close is a detached house in Blackburn (BB1 8PG). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since November 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £317,000 sits 99.4% above the 2003 sale of £159,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 32.6% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.