Flat, 30 New Bank Road, Blackburn, BB2 6JW

Flat is a mid-terrace house in Blackburn (BB2 6JW). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on electricity. At 130 m² this is the 23rd smallest of 30 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–176 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 30 units on file.

Held since May 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 sits 269.4% above the 1999 sale of £36,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£26/sq ft) was about 62.2% below the postcode norm.