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About Flat 7
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Flat 7 is a semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB2 6BH). It has a recorded floor area of 224 m² (around 2411 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in April 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in March 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 224 m² the property is well over the postcode median (35 m² across 61 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £230,000 sits 360% above the 2000 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£21/sq ft) was about 24.2% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Flat 7 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jun 2025
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Flat 7's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2000).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£230,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2000)
£50,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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.
Years Held for Flat 7 runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£223
Street avg £589
Floor Area
224 m²
Street avg 291 m²
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 70 points of interest in total.
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