135 Preston New Road, Blackburn, BB2 6BJ
About 135 Preston New Road
135 Preston New Road is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Blackburn (BB2 6BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 222 m² (around 2390 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 222 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 35.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2021 for £212,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
135 Preston New Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
135 Preston New Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 135 Preston New Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£219,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£212,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 January 2021Most recent
£212,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB2 6BJ: £171,000 (2021–2009).
Nearby sales in BB2 6BJ
125 Preston New Road, Blackburn, BB2 6BJ
Sold Feb 2021
£201,000111 Preston New Road, Blackburn, BB2 6BJ
Sold Feb 2011
£100,000127 Preston New Road, Blackburn, BB2 6BJ
Sold Jul 2010
£184,000105 Preston New Road, Blackburn, BB2 6BJ
Sold Oct 2009
£125,000Flat C, 113 Preston New Road, Blackburn, BB2 6BJ
Sold Mar 2009
£110,000
Versus other Preston New Road homes
135 Preston New Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£955
Street avg £627
Floor Area
222 m²
Street avg 236 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 13.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Montague Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Queen Elizabeth's Primary School. 42 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB







