35 The Hazels, Wilpshire, Blackburn, BB1 9HZ

35 The Hazels is a four-bedroom detached house in Wilpshire, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB1 9HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 742 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (137 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£542/sq ft) was about 168.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £402,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.