1 Markham Road, Blackburn, BB2 2SX
About 1 Markham Road
1 Markham Road is an end-of-terrace house in Blackburn (BB2 2SX). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 55 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (55–118 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 28 units on file. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Today's modelled estimate of £126,000 is 37% below the 2021 sale of £200,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 221.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold August 2021 for £200,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Planning history
1 Markham Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Markham Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£126,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£200,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 August 2021Most recent
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB2 2SX: £106,500 (2024–2021).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Nares Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn. 37 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB







