Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
16 Gorse Road, Blackburn, BB2 6LY
Estimated value
£259,000
- Since the 2010 sale (£230,000)+13%
- Against BB2 6LY's recent median (£285,000)-9%
Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
149 m²
1606 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 31
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£259,000
- Against its 2010 sale (£230,000)+13%
- Against BB2 6LY's recent median (£285,000)-9%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 16 Gorse Road is modelled from its 149 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BB2 6LY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
149 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2010
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2010
Recent sales in BB2 6LY
5 sales, median £285,000 (2025–2017)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sales timeline
17 August 2010Most recent
£230,000
+17.9%over 5 years25 May 2005
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB2 6LY: £285,000 (2025–2017).
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 16 Gorse Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Gorse Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB2 6LY). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1606 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since August 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 149 m² it's 26.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (203 m² median across 19 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £259,000 is 12.6% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£143/sq ft) was about 43.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
16 Gorse Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Apr 2020
Current Certificate
Apr 2010EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F31
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
14.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 22 April 2020
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16 Gorse Road, Blackburn, BB2 6LY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
16 Gorse Road has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Gorse Road homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
16 Gorse Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,542
Street avg £1,030
Floor Area
149 m²
Street avg 256 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 13.3 t/year
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
566/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Billinge Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy. 40 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Wensley Fold CofE Primary AcademyPrimary154m
- St Silas's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary430m
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnPrimary561m
- The Olive School, BlackburnPrimary592m
Nearest stops
- Billinge AvenueBus stop48m
- Gorse RoadBus stop50m
- Billinge AvenueBus stop68m
- Mavis RoadBus stop181m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,974 reports35%
- Anti-social Behaviour2,136 reports25%
- Criminal Damage & Arson626 reports7%
- Shoplifting569 reports7%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 16 Gorse Road is modelled from its 149 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BB2 6LY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 16 Gorse Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 16 Gorse Road was lodged in April 2010 at band F and expired in April 2020, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 16 Gorse Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 40 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BB2 6LY, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 16 Gorse Road is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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