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About 68 Preston New Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
68 Preston New Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Blackburn (BB2 6BH). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since October 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 33.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 494.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (35 m² across 61 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.
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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
68 Preston New Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 68 Preston New Road, Blackburn, BB2 6BH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Dec 2012AmendmentWithdrawn
(no description)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 68 Preston New Road has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£247,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 33.3% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2006)
£240,000
Growth on file: 33.3% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Preston New Road homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 68 Preston New Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,429
Street avg £348
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 298 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Montague Street — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BB2 6BH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.3dB
Everything within walking distance
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