What kind of home is 20 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN?

20 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 20 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN?

20 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN last sold for £205,000 in February 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £52,500 in August 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 20 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between August 1999 and February 2025, 20 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN rose from £52,500 to £205,000, a change of £152,500. That works out to roughly +5.5% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 20 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN?

The current EPC rating for 20 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in May 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 20 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN?

20 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (603 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 40% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BB2 5AN. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 20 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN use?

The latest EPC at 20 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 20 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN?

20 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 20 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN in?

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

What is crime like near 20 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN?

Police records around 20 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN 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.

What schools are near 20 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN?

The closest primary school to 20 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.

How well connected is 20 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN?

The closest bus stop to 20 Boxwood Drive, BB2 5AN is Pinewood, 168m away. The nearest rail option is Cherry Tree Rail Station, 605m away.

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20 Boxwood Drive, Blackburn, BB2 5AN

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

56 m²

603 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 20 Boxwood Drive

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

20 Boxwood Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB2 5AN). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

A recent sale: £205,000 in February 2025. At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1999–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 143.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

TenureFreehold
RefurbishedYes

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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

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Boxwood Drive, Blackburn, BB2 5AN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Boxwood Drive 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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£213,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£205,000

Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

7 February 2025Most recent
£205,000
+88.1%over 15 years
30 July 2009
£109,000
+107.6%over 9 years
25 August 1999
£52,500

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

Nearby sales in BB2 5AN

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.

20 Boxwood Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,661

Street avg £1,964

Strongly above

Floor Area

56 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Strongly above

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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

0.2 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

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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