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About 18 Amberwood Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
18 Amberwood Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB2 4UF). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Held since July 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £174,000 is 45% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£130/sq ft) was about 30% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 86 m² it's 16.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 13 EPCs).
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.5 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.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£174,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2009)
£120,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Amberwood Drive homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
18 Amberwood Drive outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,395
Street avg £1,497
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Beaumaris Avenue — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BB2 4UF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 61 points of interest in total.
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