16 Somerset Avenue, Wilpshire, Blackburn, BB1 9JD
About 16 Somerset Avenue
16 Somerset Avenue is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Wilpshire, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB1 9JD). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion, an annexe and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £474,000 is 14.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 20% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £415,000 in May 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageDouble
- BalconyYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
16 Somerset Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 16 Somerset Avenue, Wilpshire, Blackburn, BB1 9JD
- Jan 2015Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
General pruning to maintain shape & health of Lime Tree - T39
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 25883
- More recent applications — locked
- Garage ConversionMar 2023Decision
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Sales history & valuation
16 Somerset Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£474,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 19 years.
£415,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
27 May 2021Most recent
£415,000
+126.8%over 18 years30 July 2002
£183,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB1 9JD: £400,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in BB1 9JD
14 Somerset Avenue, Wilpshire, Blackburn, BB1 9JD
Sold Jun 2025
£450,00033 Somerset Avenue, Wilpshire, Blackburn, BB1 9JD
Sold Oct 2024
£420,00012 Somerset Avenue, Wilpshire, Blackburn, BB1 9JD
Sold Dec 2020
£400,00020 Somerset Avenue, Wilpshire, Blackburn, BB1 9JD
Sold Dec 2020
£385,00015 Somerset Avenue, Wilpshire, Blackburn, BB1 9JD
Sold Feb 2020
£298,000
Versus other Somerset Avenue homes
Years Held for 16 Somerset Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,385
Street avg £2,160
Floor Area
174 m²
Street avg 178 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 8.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
Somerset Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Salesbury Church of England Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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