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

Primrose Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Salesbury, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB1 9EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 251 m² (around 2702 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 251 m² the property is well over the postcode median (152 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £666,000 is 42% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£174/sq ft) was about 39.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in May 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.