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3 sales on record
About 338a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
338a is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB2 5LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £187,000 is 29% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 65.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (116 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Sold July 2021 for £145,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
Outside
- DrivewayYes
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
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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
See how we calculated this£187,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2021)
£145,000
Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Preston Old Road homes
Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, 338a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,790
Street avg £1,223
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.0 km
Cecilia Road — bus stop.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 58 points of interest in total.
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