What type of property is 338a, Preston Old Road, BB2 5LJ?

338a, Preston Old Road, BB2 5LJ is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 338a, Preston Old Road, BB2 5LJ?

338a, Preston Old Road, BB2 5LJ last sold for £145,000 in July 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £110,000 in October 2004. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 338a, Preston Old Road, BB2 5LJ appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between October 2004 and July 2021, 338a, Preston Old Road, BB2 5LJ rose from £110,000 to £145,000, a change of £35,000. That works out to roughly +1.7% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 338a, Preston Old Road, BB2 5LJ?

The current EPC rating for 338a, Preston Old Road, BB2 5LJ is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in June 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 338a, Preston Old Road, BB2 5LJ?

338a, Preston Old Road, BB2 5LJ has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (872 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 28% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BB2 5LJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 338a, Preston Old Road, BB2 5LJ heated?

The latest EPC at 338a, Preston Old Road, BB2 5LJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 338a, Preston Old Road, BB2 5LJ?

338a, Preston Old Road, BB2 5LJ is in council tax band C.

Where is 338a, Preston Old Road, BB2 5LJ located?

338a, Preston Old Road, BB2 5LJ sits in Blackburn. It falls within the BB2 postcode district.

Is 338a, Preston Old Road, BB2 5LJ in a safe area?

Police records around 338a, Preston Old Road, BB2 5LJ 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.

Which schools serve 338a, Preston Old Road, BB2 5LJ?

The closest primary school to 338a, Preston Old Road, BB2 5LJ is St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn (728m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn (881m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 338a, Preston Old Road, BB2 5LJ?

The closest bus stop to 338a, Preston Old Road, BB2 5LJ is Cecilia Road, 28m away. The nearest rail option is Cherry Tree Rail Station, 214m away.

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338a, Preston Old Road, Blackburn, BB2 5LJ

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

81 m²

872 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

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.

At 81 m² it's 27% smaller 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). Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. 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. Sold July 2021 for £145,000. 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
Bathrooms1

Outside

DrivewayYes

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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

E52

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 338a, Preston Old Road, Blackburn, BB2 5LJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

338a 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

£187,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£145,000

Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

26 July 2021Most recent
£145,000
+9.0%over 6 years
31 August 2014
£133,000
+20.9%over 9 years
14 October 2004
£110,000

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

Nearby sales in BB2 5LJ

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.

On floor area, 338a runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,790

Street avg £1,223

Strongly above

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 118 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

On par

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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.

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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

0.0 km

Cecilia Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn. 28 schools nearby.

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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· 07:00 – 23:00

47.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BB2 5LJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low

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70 dB

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FAQ

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