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About 15 Gorse Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
15 Gorse Road is a semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB2 6LY). It has a recorded floor area of 229 m² (around 2465 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since November 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in August 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 229 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 £336,000 sits 192.2% above the 2000 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£47/sq ft) was about 57.7% 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.
15 Gorse Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Jan 2017
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F29
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
24.0 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.
15 Gorse Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£336,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2000)
£115,000
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.
15 Gorse Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£502
Street avg £1,133
Floor Area
229 m²
Street avg 236 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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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