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Happy Cottage, Lovely Hall Lane, Salesbury, Blackburn, BB1 9EQ

3 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
152 m²
1636 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Happy Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Happy Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Salesbury, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB1 9EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).

4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £437,000 is 16.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 33.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in December 2017. At 152 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (190 m² median across 7 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Happy Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Happy Cottage, Lovely Hall Lane, Salesbury, Blackburn, BB1 9EQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Happy Cottage has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.

4 applications on record at Happy Cottage, Lovely Hall Lane, Salesbury, Blackburn, BB1 9EQ

4decisions4extensions22documents
  1. Jan 2011
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Proposed two-storey side extension.

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    21390
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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  • The 22 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.

Current estimate

£437,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£375,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 December 2017Most recent

    £375,000

    +188.5%over 17 years
  2. 1 March 2000

    £130,000

    +36.8%over 2 years
  3. 16 June 1997

    £95,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB1 9EQ: £370,000 (2022–2017).

On the street

Versus other Lovely Hall Lane homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Happy Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£2,467

Street avg £1,679

Strongly above

Floor Area

152 m²

Street avg 185 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.1 t/year

Street avg 7.7 t/year

On par
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Blackburn district page.

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

0.3 km

Lovely Hall Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Salesbury Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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FAQ

Common questions

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