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About 13 Gorse Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
13 Gorse Road is a detached house in Blackburn (BB2 6LY). It has a recorded floor area of 288 m² (around 3100 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since December 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in December 2001. At 288 m² the property is well over the postcode median (170 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £407,000 sits 150.5% above the 2001 sale of £162,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£52/sq ft) was about 52.5% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
13 Gorse Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2016
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F37
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
21.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
13 Gorse Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£407,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2001)
£162,500
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.
On co₂ emissions, 13 Gorse Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£564
Street avg £1,127
Floor Area
288 m²
Street avg 231 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Blackburn district page.
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BB2 6LY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB
Everything within walking distance
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