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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. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £280,000 is 21.7% 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. At 149 m² it's 20.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (187 m² median across 16 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs).
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
- Bedrooms4
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Apr 2020
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
16 Gorse Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£280,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2010)
£230,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 5 years.
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.
16 Gorse Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,542
Street avg £1,038
Floor Area
149 m²
Street avg 243 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 70 points of interest in total.
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