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4 Beechwood Drive, Blackburn, BB2 5BD

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
89 m²
958 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Beechwood Drive

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

4 Beechwood Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB2 5BD). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since October 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 89 m² it's 21.9% 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). Across 2002–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £187,000 is 41.7% above the 2005 sale price.

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
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
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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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Mar 2025

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2015from Oct 2008
Low Energy Lighting
0%20%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Beechwood Drive, Blackburn, BB2 5BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 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.

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

Current estimate

£187,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.3% per year over 3 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2005)

£132,000

Growth on file: 21.3% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 October 2005Most recent

    £132,000

    +85.9%over 3 years

  2. 4 August 2002

    £71,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB2 5BD: £177,000 (2024–2023).

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.

Floor Area for 4 Beechwood Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,483

Street avg £1,995

Below

Floor Area

89 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 Beechwood Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£188k

1 Coronation Avenue

BB2 5EL

3 bed
£200k

1 Burford Close

BB2 5AU

3 bed1 bath
£204k

1 Dentdale Close

BB2 5FA

3 bed1 bath
£214k

1 Eclipse Road

BB2 5EZ

3 bed1 bath
£231k

1 Beechwood Drive

BB2 5BD

3 bed1 bath
£260k

1 Bracken Place

BB2 5FQ

3 bed2 bath
£298k

1 Alastairs Place

BB2 5LN

3 bed2 bath
£178k

1 Cherry Tree Terrace

BB2 5NA

2 bed1 bath
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

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.

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 5BD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BB2 5BD

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 Beechwood Drive, Blackburn, BB2 5BD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.