8 Alder Bank, Blackburn, BB2 1UG

8 Alder Bank is a three-bedroom detached house in Blackburn (BB2 1UG). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 2007 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 72 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 23 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £160,000 is 39.1% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£148/sq ft) was about 49.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.