85a, Beatrice Place, Blackburn, BB2 3UD

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 B 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.