What type of property is 23 Alpine Grove, BB2 4QW?

23 Alpine Grove, BB2 4QW is a 3-bedroom detached house.

When did 23 Alpine Grove, BB2 4QW last change hands?

23 Alpine Grove, BB2 4QW last sold for £162,000 in October 2019, around 7 years ago. Before that, it sold for £69,950 in December 1996, so prices have been rising over 23 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 23 Alpine Grove, BB2 4QW changed over time?

Across 2 sales between December 1996 and October 2019, 23 Alpine Grove, BB2 4QW rose from £69,950 to £162,000, a change of £92,050. That works out to roughly +3.7% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 23 Alpine Grove, BB2 4QW have?

The current EPC rating for 23 Alpine Grove, BB2 4QW is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in April 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 23 Alpine Grove, BB2 4QW?

23 Alpine Grove, BB2 4QW has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (893 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BB2 4QW. Source: EPC Register.

How is 23 Alpine Grove, BB2 4QW heated?

The latest EPC at 23 Alpine Grove, BB2 4QW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 23 Alpine Grove, BB2 4QW?

23 Alpine Grove, BB2 4QW is in council tax band C.

Where is 23 Alpine Grove, BB2 4QW located?

23 Alpine Grove, BB2 4QW sits in Blackburn. It falls within the BB2 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 23 Alpine Grove, BB2 4QW?

Police records around 23 Alpine Grove, BB2 4QW show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 39% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 23 Alpine Grove, BB2 4QW?

The closest primary school to 23 Alpine Grove, BB2 4QW is Meadowhead Junior School (470m), one of 22 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn (649m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 23 Alpine Grove, BB2 4QW?

The closest bus stop to 23 Alpine Grove, BB2 4QW is Brookway, 233m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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23 Alpine Grove, Blackburn, BB2 4QW

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

83 m²

893 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 Alpine Grove

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

23 Alpine Grove is a three-bedroom detached house in Blackburn (BB2 4QW). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £243,000 sits 50% above the 2019 sale of £162,000. At 83 m² it's 15.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 22 EPCs). Most recent transfer: October 2019 at £162,000.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
ConservatoryYes

Building

Period featuresYes

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Alpine Grove, Blackburn, BB2 4QW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Alpine Grove has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

23 Alpine Grove has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£243,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£162,000

Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

15 October 2019Most recent
£162,000
+131.6%over 22 years
17 December 1996
£69,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB2 4QW: £190,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in BB2 4QW

On the street

Versus other Alpine Grove homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 23 Alpine Grove runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,952

Street avg £2,055

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Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 75 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

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.

Full Blackburn report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Brookway — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Meadowhead Junior School. 29 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BB2 4QW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BB2 4QW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low

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