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Southworth House, Apartment 12, Preston New Road, Blackburn, BB2 7AL

2 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Floor 00
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
54 m²
581 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 76
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Southworth House

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

Southworth House is an end-of-terrace house in Blackburn (BB2 7AL). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. At 54 m² this is the 25th smallest of 33 units on EPC record in Southworth House, where floor areas span 31–74 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 54 m² it's 18.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 65 EPCs). Sold January 2022 for £150,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C76
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
—
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Southworth House, Apartment 12, Preston New Road, Blackburn, BB2 7AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at Southworth House, Apartment 12, Preston New Road, Blackburn, BB2 7AL

2decisions18documents2nearby
  1. Mar 2016
    RenovationFull
    Outcome in report

    Replace existing window with set of french doors and construct a new outdoor patio area to provide disabled access

    New Windows
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    10/16/0106
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. RenovationDecision

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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

£152,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£150,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 January 2022Most recent

    £150,500

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.

Southworth House is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£2,787

Street avg £2,634

On par

Floor Area

54 m²

Street avg 60 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 1.3 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

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

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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
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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£158k

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£160k

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£162k

Arrowsmith House, Apartment 6, Preston New Road

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Flat
£166k

Southworth House, Apartment 16, Preston New Road

BB2 7AL

Flat
£168k

Arrowsmith House, Apartment 5, 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.
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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.

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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
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60 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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