16 Gorse Road, Blackburn, BB2 6LY
About 16 Gorse Road
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 £280,000 is 21.7% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£143/sq ft) was about 45.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
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Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Apr 2020
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Planning history
16 Gorse Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
16 Gorse Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£280,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 5 years.
£230,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 5 years.
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 (2025–2016).
Versus other Gorse Road homes
16 Gorse Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,542
Street avg £984
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
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Crime
5/mo
Steady 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB