68 Darwen Street, Blackburn, BB2 2BL
About 68 Darwen Street
68 Darwen Street is a mid-terrace house in Blackburn (BB2 2BL). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007 onwards. At 107 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 47–107 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: HMO conversion refused in 2018.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 22 July 2030
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Planning history
1 application on record at 68 Darwen Street, Blackburn, BB2 2BL
- Feb 2018HMOFullOutcome in report
Proposed retention of ground floor retail areas and change of use of upper floors from (A2) Offices to (C4) HMO Use (7no. bedrooms)
- Reference
- 10/17/1321
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Sales history & valuation
68 Darwen Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£176,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB2 2BL: £95,000 (2022–2005).
Nearby sales in BB2 2BL
Versus other Darwen Street homes
EPC Rating for 68 Darwen Street lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 75 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
566/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Darwen Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn. 47 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.3dB