848 Whalley New Road, Blackburn, BB1 9BD

848 Whalley New Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB1 9BD). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 644 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since January 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £165,000 sits 96.4% above the 2003 sale of £84,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£130/sq ft) was about 29.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (92 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.