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The Cottage, Billinge End Road, Blackburn, BB2 6PT

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
80 m²
861 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About The Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Cottage is a detached house in Blackburn (BB2 6PT). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.

At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (221 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate
Sept 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 2 September 2030

3 years remaining
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, Billinge End Road, Blackburn, BB2 6PT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Cottage has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£182,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB2 6PT: £550,000 (2025–2018).

On the street

Versus other Billinge End Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for The Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

48 (E)

Street avg 50 (E)

Below

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 295 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 16.1 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about The Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£182k

1 Burlington Street

BB2 6ES

£181k

1 Fecitt Road

BB2 6EF

3 bed1 bath
£178k

1 Dukes Brow

BB2 6EX

5 bed2 bath
£171k

1 Dukes Court

BB2 6DD

3 bed1 bath
£197k

1 Copper Beeches, Meins Road

BB2 6QP

3 bed2 bath
£164k

1 Arden, Preston New Road

BB2 6PS

£160k

1 Edgeware Road

BB2 6DS

£142k

1 Cranborne Terrace

BB2 6EZ

2 bed1 bath
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.
Full Blackburn report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

566/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Billinge End Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

The Olive School, Blackburn. 34 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BB2 6PT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BB2 6PT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BB2 6PT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about The Cottage, Billinge End Road, Blackburn, BB2 6PT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.