Longden, Pleasington Lane, Pleasington, Blackburn, BB2 5JH
About Longden
Longden is a detached house in Pleasington, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB2 5JH). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Held since July 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £551,000 sits 204.4% above the 1998 sale of £181,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£104/sq ft) was about 47.5% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 161 m² it's 16.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (192 m² median across 23 EPCs).
Energy performance
Longden's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
Planning history at Longden is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
3 applications on record at Longden, Pleasington Lane, Pleasington, Blackburn, BB2 5JH
- Oct 2016Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Felling 2 conifer trees
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/16/1055
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksNov 2017Decision
- Tree WorksOct 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Longden's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£551,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£181,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 July 1998Most recent
£181,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB2 5JH: £365,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BB2 5JH
The Homestead, Pleasington Lane, Pleasington, Blackburn, BB2 5JH
Sold Jan 2025
£365,000Mossfield, Pleasington Lane, Pleasington, Blackburn, BB2 5JH
Sold Dec 2024
£497,500Claremont, Pleasington Lane, Pleasington, Blackburn, BB2 5JH
Sold May 2022
£340,000Fairview, Pleasington Lane, Pleasington, Blackburn, BB2 5JH
Sold Mar 2022
£612,000West View, Pleasington Lane, Pleasington, Blackburn, BB2 5JH
Sold Aug 2021
£325,000
Versus other Pleasington Lane homes
Price per m² for Longden lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,124
Street avg £2,169
Floor Area
161 m²
Street avg 206 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 8.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Bowden Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







