What kind of home is 85a, Beatrice Place, BB2 3UD?

85a, Beatrice Place, BB2 3UD is a 1-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

When did 85a, Beatrice Place, BB2 3UD last change hands?

85a, Beatrice Place, BB2 3UD last sold for £48,500 in May 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £23,000 in December 2003. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 85a, Beatrice Place, BB2 3UD?

Across 4 sales between December 2003 and May 2021, 85a, Beatrice Place, BB2 3UD rose from £23,000 to £48,500, a change of £25,500. That works out to roughly +4.4% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 85a, Beatrice Place, BB2 3UD?

The current EPC rating for 85a, Beatrice Place, BB2 3UD is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in May 2014. It has dropped from a C recorded in December 2008. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 85a, Beatrice Place, BB2 3UD?

85a, Beatrice Place, BB2 3UD has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (484 sq ft), around 45 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BB2 3UD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 85a, Beatrice Place, BB2 3UD use?

The latest EPC at 85a, Beatrice Place, BB2 3UD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 85a, Beatrice Place, BB2 3UD?

85a, Beatrice Place, BB2 3UD is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 85a, Beatrice Place, BB2 3UD in?

85a, Beatrice Place, BB2 3UD sits in Blackburn. It falls within the BB2 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 85a, Beatrice Place, BB2 3UD?

Police records around 85a, Beatrice Place, BB2 3UD show an average of 566 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 35% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (19% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 85a, Beatrice Place, BB2 3UD?

The closest primary school to 85a, Beatrice Place, BB2 3UD is St James' Church of England Primary School (452m), one of 29 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Darwen Vale High School (1.2km), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 85a, Beatrice Place, BB2 3UD?

The closest bus stop to 85a, Beatrice Place, BB2 3UD is Ermine Close, 113m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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85a, Beatrice Place, Blackburn, BB2 3UD

4 sales on record

Estimated value

£107,000

Since the 2021 sale (£48,500)+121%
Against BB2 3UD's recent median (£125,000)-14%

Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

End terrace

Floor Ground

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

45 m²

484 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£107,000

Against its 2021 sale (£48,500)+121%
Against BB2 3UD's recent median (£125,000)-14%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 85a is modelled from its 45 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BB2 3UD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
45 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2014
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in BB2 3UD
5 sales, median £125,000 (2025–2024)

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Valuation	Estimate from the last refresh	Analysed against comparable sales
Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.

Sales timeline

13 May 2021Most recent
£48,500
-6.7%over 11 years
22 September 2009
£52,000
-8.8%over 2 years
2 February 2007
£57,000
+147.8%over 3 years
19 December 2003
£23,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB2 3UD: £125,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in BB2 3UD

Risks

What this page doesn't show

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Overview

About 85a

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

85a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Blackburn (BB2 3UD). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 45 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 44 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–118 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 44 units on file.

Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £107,000 sits 120.6% above the 2021 sale of £48,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£100/sq ft) was about 28.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £48,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 45 m² it's 19.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 43 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

85a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 May 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

May 2014

EPC Rating

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

2.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 5 May 2024

New assessment needed to sell or let

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 85a, Beatrice Place, Blackburn, BB2 3UD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

85a has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Beatrice Place homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, 85a runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,078

Street avg £813

Strongly above

Floor Area

45 m²

Street avg 49 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 2.0 t/year

Strongly below

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

566/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Ermine Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

St James' Church of England Primary School. 35 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

St James' Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary452m
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnPrimary645m
Lower Darwen Primary SchoolPrimary782m
Longshaw Infant SchoolPrimary875m

Nearest stops

Ermine CloseBus stop113m
Fosse CloseBus stop141m
Leopold WayBus stop158m
Ridgeway AvenueBus stop186m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences2,974 reports35%
Anti-social Behaviour2,136 reports25%
Criminal Damage & Arson626 reports7%
Shoplifting569 reports7%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BB2 3UD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BB2 3UD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Comparables

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Method

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 85a is modelled from its 45 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BB2 3UD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for 85a. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 85a was lodged in May 2014 at band D and expired in May 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 85a. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 35 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BB2 3UD, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 85a is in council tax band A. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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