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About 1 Arkwright Fold
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Arkwright Fold is a detached house in Blackburn (BB2 4LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since March 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £275,000 sits 266.7% above the 1997 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£67/sq ft) was about 40.6% below the postcode norm. At 104 m² it's 23.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 30 EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1 Arkwright Fold's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£275,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1997)
£75,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Arkwright Fold homes
Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, 1 Arkwright Fold stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£721
Street avg £1,562
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Blackburn district page.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Arkwright Fold — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BB2 4LZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB
Everything within walking distance
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