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Arrowsmith House, Apartment 5, Preston New Road, Blackburn, BB2 7AL

Property type
End terrace
Floor 00
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
69 m²
743 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 80
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Arrowsmith House

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

Arrowsmith House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Blackburn (BB2 7AL). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. At 69 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 15 units on EPC record in Arrowsmith House, where floor areas span 60–93 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (80 versus a best of 86). The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (April 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Sold January 2021 for £180,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
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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.

Arrowsmith House's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C80
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Arrowsmith House, Apartment 5, Preston New Road, Blackburn, BB2 7AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Arrowsmith House has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

2 notable applications 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 latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£168,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£180,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 January 2021Most recent

    £180,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB2 7AL: £85,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Preston New Road homes

Four headline reads against 63 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, Arrowsmith House runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,609

Street avg £2,637

Below

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 59 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.4 t/year

Street avg 1.3 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Arrowsmith House

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

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

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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.
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£162k

Arrowsmith House, Apartment 6, Preston New Road

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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

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Eden Park — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School. 27 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 7AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BB2 7AL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BB2 7AL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.0dB

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

Common questions

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