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About 1 Gorse Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Gorse Road is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Blackburn (BB2 6LY). It has a recorded floor area of 324 m² (around 3488 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.
At 324 m² the property is well over the postcode median (170 m² across 16 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. It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £313,000. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2017. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£90/sq ft) was about 18.6% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Gorse Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2017
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
17.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Gorse Road, Blackburn, BB2 6LY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Dec 2017Tree WorksTreesGrant
Pruning Works as scheduled in report 1058 GM Tree Consultants
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 1 Gorse Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£291,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2025)
£313,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Gorse Road homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Gorse Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£966
Street avg £1,090
Floor Area
324 m²
Street avg 228 m²
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Billinge Avenue — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB
Everything within walking distance
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