Goose Hillock Cottage, Park Gate Row, Copster Green, Blackburn, BB1 9ET
About Goose Hillock Cottage
Goose Hillock Cottage is a detached house in Copster Green, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB1 9ET). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.
One planning application is currently pending a decision in 2025. It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £475,000. At 153 m² it's 15.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (132 m² median across 6 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 45.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Goose Hillock Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 July 2035
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Planning history
An application for a single-storey side extension is currently awaiting a decision.
1 application on record at Goose Hillock Cottage, Park Gate Row, Copster Green, Blackburn, BB1 9ET
1 live now- Dec 2025PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed first floor infill side extension built up off the existing single storey structure. Alterations to the existing single storey porch lean-to roof and first floor roof to adapt the roof forms to pitched roofs. Removal of the existing roof covering and re-roofing with natural slate. Additional associated alterations to include alterations to external windows and doors.
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 38087
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Goose Hillock Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£521,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£475,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 August 2025Most recent
£475,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB1 9ET: £317,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in BB1 9ET
5 Park Gate Row, Copster Green, Blackburn, BB1 9ET
Sold Oct 2023
£268,000Parkgate House, Park Gate Row, Copster Green, Blackburn, BB1 9ET
Sold Mar 2023
£375,0003 Park Gate Row, Copster Green, Blackburn, BB1 9ET
Sold Sept 2017
£290,0003 Parkgate Barn, Park Gate Row, Copster Green, Blackburn, BB1 9ET
Sold Jun 2015
£347,5002 Park Gate Row, Copster Green, Blackburn, BB1 9ET
Sold Apr 2013
£285,000
Versus other Park Gate Row homes
Years Held for Goose Hillock Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,105
Street avg £2,421
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
462/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Park Gate Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Salesbury Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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