42 Carlinghurst Road, Blackburn, BB2 1PN

42 Carlinghurst Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Blackburn (BB2 1PN). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

Held since December 2004 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 86 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 48 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 14% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 sits 105.2% above the 2004 sale of £58,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 19.3% below the postcode norm.