Flat 4, 20 Ribchester Road, Wilpshire, Blackburn, BB1 9JH

Flat 4 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Wilpshire, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB1 9JH). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 77 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 74–102 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a C (score 72). Earlier certificates rated it B (March 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor.

At 77 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 2010–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 47.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £176,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.