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Get startedRock Bank is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB2 6DR). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £184,000 sits 67.3% above the 2020 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£90/sq ft) was about 17.3% below the postcode norm. At 113 m² it sits well below the postcode median (172 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £110,000 in December 2020.
Rock Bank's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Rock Bank has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
Extension: Side and rear of property
Double storey side and rear extension with rear dormer
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£184,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 2 years.
£110,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 2 years.
Habitable Rooms for Rock Bank lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£973
Street avg £1,197
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 172 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
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Demolition of garage (retrospective)
1 more application for this property
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4 December 2020Most recent
£110,000
+10.0%over 2 years18 July 2018
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB2 6DR: £177,000 (2022–2019).
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 8.9 t/year
BB2 6EF
Edgware Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn. 38 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB
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