What type of property is 8 Amberwood Drive, BB2 4UF?

8 Amberwood Drive, BB2 4UF is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 8 Amberwood Drive, BB2 4UF?

8 Amberwood Drive, BB2 4UF last sold for £139,000 in September 2010, around 16 years ago. Before that, it sold for £57,995 in December 1999, so prices have been rising over 11 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 8 Amberwood Drive, BB2 4UF changed over time?

Across 2 sales between December 1999 and September 2010, 8 Amberwood Drive, BB2 4UF rose from £57,995 to £139,000, a change of £81,005. That works out to roughly +8.5% per year compounded over 11 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Amberwood Drive, BB2 4UF?

The current EPC rating for 8 Amberwood Drive, BB2 4UF is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in December 2008. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Amberwood Drive, BB2 4UF?

8 Amberwood Drive, BB2 4UF has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (985 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BB2 4UF. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Amberwood Drive, BB2 4UF heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Amberwood Drive, BB2 4UF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Amberwood Drive, BB2 4UF?

8 Amberwood Drive, BB2 4UF is in council tax band C.

Where is 8 Amberwood Drive, BB2 4UF located?

8 Amberwood Drive, BB2 4UF sits in Blackburn. It falls within the BB2 postcode district.

Is 8 Amberwood Drive, BB2 4UF in a safe area?

Police records around 8 Amberwood Drive, BB2 4UF 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 8 Amberwood Drive, BB2 4UF?

The closest primary school to 8 Amberwood Drive, BB2 4UF is Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery (303m), one of 23 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn (721m), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 8 Amberwood Drive, BB2 4UF?

The closest bus stop to 8 Amberwood Drive, BB2 4UF is Beaumaris Avenue, 78m away. The nearest rail option is Cherry Tree Rail Station, 502m away.

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8 Amberwood Drive, Blackburn, BB2 4UF

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

91 m²

985 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Amberwood Drive

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

8 Amberwood Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Blackburn (BB2 4UF). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 985 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2008) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from December 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in September 2010. At 91 m² it's 23.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 13 EPCs). Across 1999–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £170,000 is 22.3% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 41.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

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

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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.

8 Amberwood Drive'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 02 Dec 2018

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Amberwood Drive, Blackburn, BB2 4UF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Amberwood Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

8 Amberwood Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£170,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£139,000

Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

2 September 2010Most recent
£139,000
+139.7%over 10 years
3 December 1999
£57,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB2 4UF: £150,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in BB2 4UF

On the street

Versus other Amberwood Drive homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 8 Amberwood Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,520

Street avg £1,487

On par

Floor Area

91 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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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.

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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.

Closest school

0.3 km

Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery. 31 schools nearby.

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Noise

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

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BB2 4UF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low

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