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332 Preston Old Road, Blackburn, BB2 5LJ

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
131 m²
1410 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 332 Preston Old Road

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

332 Preston Old Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB2 5LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 131 m² it's 18% larger than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 33 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £271,000 is 13.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£169/sq ft) was about 67.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £238,500 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • LoftYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Central heatingYes
  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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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.

332 Preston Old Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 332 Preston Old Road, Blackburn, BB2 5LJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

332 Preston Old Road 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£271,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£238,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 September 2022Most recent

    £238,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB2 5LJ: £159,950 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Preston Old Road homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

332 Preston Old Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£1,821

Street avg £1,222

Strongly above

Floor Area

131 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.3 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 332 Preston Old Road

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
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.

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

Cecilia Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn. 28 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 5LJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BB2 5LJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BB2 5LJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

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 332 Preston Old Road, Blackburn, BB2 5LJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.