17a, Gorse Road, Blackburn, BB2 6LY

17a is a semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB2 6LY). It has a recorded floor area of 424 m² (around 4564 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68).

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in March 2001. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 424 m² the property is well over the postcode median (171 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £443,000 sits 168.5% above the 2001 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£36/sq ft) was about 65.7% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.