5 Briar Road, Blackburn, BB1 9TF

5 Briar Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB1 9TF). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in July 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 88 m² it's 27.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 39 EPCs). Across 1999–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 is 41.1% above the 2009 sale price.