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About 17 Higson Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Higson Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Blackburn (BB2 1ER). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 sits 55.7% above the 2012 sale of £70,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£86/sq ft) was about 27.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). On the market in November 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
17 Higson Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2016
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
17 Higson Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£109,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.2% per year over 6 years.
Last sold (2012)
£70,000
Growth on file: 1.2% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Higson Street homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 17 Higson Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£921
Street avg £709
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Blackburn district page.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Higson Street — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BB2 1ER from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 74 points of interest in total.
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