8 Braeside, Blackburn, BB2 6DR

8 Braeside is a semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB2 6DR). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 189 m² it's 17.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (161 m² median across 10 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £324,000 is 29.6% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 35.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.