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8 Bracken Close, Blackburn, BB2 5AH

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£245,000

  • Since the 2022 sale (£218,000)+12%
  • Against BB2 5AH's recent median (£170,000)+44%

Newest record on this page: February 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
110 m²
1184 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Freehold
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£245,000

  • Against its 2022 sale (£218,000)+12%
  • Against BB2 5AH's recent median (£170,000)+44%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 8 Bracken Close is modelled from its 110 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BB2 5AH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    110 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2017

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2022

  • Recent sales in BB2 5AH

    5 sales, median £170,000 (2025–2013)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: February 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 8 Bracken Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 October 2022Most recent

    £218,000

    +52.4%over 5 years

  2. 9 August 2017

    £143,000

    +146.6%over 19 years

  3. 16 October 1997

    £58,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB2 5AH: £170,000 (2025–2013).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 8 Bracken Close

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

8 Bracken Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB2 5AH). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 is 12.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£184/sq ft) was about 23.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £218,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

Current Certificate
Jun 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 6 June 2027

6 months remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Bracken Close, Blackburn, BB2 5AH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Bracken Close has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

On the street

Versus other Bracken Close homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 8 Bracken Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,982

Street avg £2,088

On par

Floor Area

110 m²

Street avg 78 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Below
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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

566/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

The Crescent — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School. 23 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England SchoolPrimary229m
  • St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, BlackburnSecondary414m
  • St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, BlackburnPrimary924m
  • Meadowhead Junior SchoolPrimary1.0km

Nearest stops

  • The CrescentBus stop234m
  • PinewoodBus stop293m
  • Feniscowles TescoBus stop352m
  • Woodlands AvenueBus stop395m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences2,974 reports35%
  • Anti-social Behaviour2,136 reports25%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson626 reports7%
  • Shoplifting569 reports7%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BB2 5AH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BB2 5AH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BB2 5AH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 Bracken Close is modelled from its 110 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BB2 5AH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 8 Bracken Close. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 8 Bracken Close was lodged in June 2017 at band D and is valid until June 2027. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 8 Bracken Close. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 23 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BB2 5AH, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
8 Bracken Close is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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