What kind of home is 15 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN?

15 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 15 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN last change hands?

15 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN last sold for £225,000 in August 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £110,000 in September 2014. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 15 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN?

Across 3 sales between September 2014 and August 2024, 15 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN rose from £110,000 to £225,000, a change of £115,000. That works out to roughly +7.5% per year compounded over 10 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 15 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN?

The current EPC rating for 15 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in August 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 15 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN?

15 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (1,238 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 25% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BB2 5AN. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 15 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN use?

The latest EPC at 15 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN records electricity as the main heating fuel. It is also flagged as connected to mains gas. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 15 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN?

15 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN has council approval for single-storey front extension granted in May 2022 under ref. 10/22/0338. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 15 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN?

15 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN is in council tax band C.

Which area is 15 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN in?

15 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN sits in Blackburn. It falls within the BB2 postcode district.

Is 15 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN in a safe area?

Police records around 15 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN show an average of 566 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 35% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (19% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 15 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN?

The closest primary school to 15 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN is Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School (339m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn (310m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 15 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN?

The closest bus stop to 15 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN is Pinewood, 168m away. The nearest rail option is Cherry Tree Rail Station, 605m away.

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15 Boxwood Drive, Blackburn, BB2 5AN

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

115 m²

1238 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Freehold

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Overview

About 15 Boxwood Drive

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

15 Boxwood Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB2 5AN). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 115 m² it's 20.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£182/sq ft) was about 28.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2024 for £225,000.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes

Outside

GarageSingle, Detached

Building

TenureFreehold
Heating systemGas

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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.

15 Boxwood Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Aug 2024

Current Certificate

Aug 2014

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

9.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 11 August 2024

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Boxwood Drive, Blackburn, BB2 5AN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

15 Boxwood Drive has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 15 Boxwood Drive, Blackburn, BB2 5AN

1decisions1extensions7documents

May 2022
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Proposed single storey front bay infill extension
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
10/22/0338
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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.

Latest sale on 15 Boxwood Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£223,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£225,000

Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

1 August 2024Most recent
£225,000
+60.8%over 9 years
19 February 2015
£139,950
+27.2%
14 September 2014
£110,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB2 5AN: £185,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Boxwood Drive homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 15 Boxwood Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,957

Street avg £2,059

Above

Floor Area

115 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.6 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

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Crime

566/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Pinewood — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn. 23 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BB2 5AN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

Low

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