2 Penshaw Close, Blackburn, BB1 8RD

2 Penshaw Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB1 8RD). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Held since February 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–1996, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £146,000 sits 284.2% above the 1996 sale of £38,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£78/sq ft) was about 47% below the postcode norm.