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342 Preston Old Road, Blackburn, BB2 5LJ

Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
134 m²
1446 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 342 Preston Old Road

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

342 Preston Old Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Blackburn (BB2 5LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1446 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 134 m² it's 21% larger than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 33 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £224,000 is 45.9% above the 2006 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
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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.

342 Preston Old Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Mar 2020

Current Certificate
Mar 2010

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 29 March 2020

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 342 Preston Old Road, Blackburn, BB2 5LJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

342 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.

342 Preston Old Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£224,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2006)

£153,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 February 2006Most recent

    £153,500

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.

342 Preston Old Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,143

Street avg £1,248

On par

Floor Area

134 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 342 Preston Old Road

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

Pick your report · from £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.
£234k

1 Beechwood Drive

BB2 5BD

3 bed1 bath
£213k

1 Dentdale Close

BB2 5FA

3 bed1 bath
£205k

1 Eclipse Road

BB2 5EZ

3 bed1 bath
£196k

1 Burford Close

BB2 5AU

3 bed1 bath
£267k

1 Bracken Place

BB2 5FQ

3 bed2 bath
£182k

1 Coronation Avenue

BB2 5EL

3 bed
£308k

1 Alastairs Place

BB2 5LN

3 bed2 bath
£188k

1 Boxwood Drive

BB2 5AN

2 bed
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

566/mo

Falling 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 342 Preston Old Road, Blackburn, BB2 5LJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.