76 Preston New Road, Blackburn, BB2 6BH

76 Preston New Road is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB2 6BH). It has a recorded floor area of 477 m² (around 5134 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 477 m² the property is well over the postcode median (36 m² across 67 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 90% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2000–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £369,000 sits 99.5% above the 2016 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£36/sq ft) was about 67% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in December 2016, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.