432 Preston Old Road, Blackburn, BB2 5LP

432 Preston Old Road is an end-of-terrace house in Blackburn (BB2 5LP). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 sits 109% above the 2016 sale of £66,500. At 65 m² the property is well over the postcode median (38 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in November 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.