What kind of home is 23 Beechwood Drive, BB2 5BD?

23 Beechwood Drive, BB2 5BD is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 23 Beechwood Drive, BB2 5BD?

23 Beechwood Drive, BB2 5BD last sold for £122,000 in October 2023, around 3 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 23 Beechwood Drive, BB2 5BD?

The current EPC rating for 23 Beechwood Drive, BB2 5BD is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in August 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 23 Beechwood Drive, BB2 5BD?

23 Beechwood Drive, BB2 5BD has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (936 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 21% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BB2 5BD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 23 Beechwood Drive, BB2 5BD use?

The latest EPC at 23 Beechwood Drive, BB2 5BD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 23 Beechwood Drive, BB2 5BD?

23 Beechwood Drive, BB2 5BD is in council tax band C.

Which area is 23 Beechwood Drive, BB2 5BD in?

23 Beechwood Drive, BB2 5BD sits in Blackburn. It falls within the BB2 postcode district.

What is crime like near 23 Beechwood Drive, BB2 5BD?

Police records around 23 Beechwood Drive, BB2 5BD 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 23 Beechwood Drive, BB2 5BD?

The closest primary school to 23 Beechwood Drive, BB2 5BD is Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School (377m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn (634m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 23 Beechwood Drive, BB2 5BD?

The closest bus stop to 23 Beechwood Drive, BB2 5BD is Feniscowles Tesco, 114m away. The nearest rail option is Cherry Tree Rail Station, 935m away.

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23 Beechwood Drive, Blackburn, BB2 5BD

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

87 m²

936 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 Beechwood Drive

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

23 Beechwood Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB2 5BD). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £199,000 sits 63.1% above the 2023 sale of £122,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£130/sq ft) was about 15.9% below the postcode norm. At 87 m² it's 19.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 12 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: October 2023 at £122,000.

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
Bathrooms1

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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

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Beechwood Drive, Blackburn, BB2 5BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Beechwood Drive has no planning applications on record.

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

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

23 Beechwood Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£199,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2023)

£122,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

12 October 2023Most recent
£122,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB2 5BD: £177,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in BB2 5BD

On the street

Versus other Beechwood Drive homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 23 Beechwood Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,402

Street avg £2,005

Strongly below

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£200k

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1 Eclipse Road

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1 Beechwood Drive

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1 Bracken Place

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1 Alastairs Place

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1 Boxwood Drive

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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

Feniscowles Tesco — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BB2 5BD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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