What kind of home is Southworth House, Apartment 15, Preston New Road, BB2 7AL?

Southworth House, Apartment 15, Preston New Road, BB2 7AL is a mid-terrace house.

What did Southworth House, Apartment 15, Preston New Road, BB2 7AL sell for?

Southworth House, Apartment 15, Preston New Road, BB2 7AL last sold for £72,500 in May 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £110,000 in April 2015. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Southworth House, Apartment 15, Preston New Road, BB2 7AL changed over time?

Across 3 sales between April 2015 and May 2022, Southworth House, Apartment 15, Preston New Road, BB2 7AL fell from £110,000 to £72,500, a change of £37,500. That works out to roughly -5.7% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Southworth House, Apartment 15, Preston New Road, BB2 7AL?

The current EPC rating for Southworth House, Apartment 15, Preston New Road, BB2 7AL is C with a score of 75 out of 100, lodged in September 2020. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Southworth House, Apartment 15, Preston New Road, BB2 7AL?

Southworth House, Apartment 15, Preston New Road, BB2 7AL has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (388 sq ft). That makes it about 48% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BB2 7AL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Southworth House, Apartment 15, Preston New Road, BB2 7AL use?

The latest EPC at Southworth House, Apartment 15, Preston New Road, BB2 7AL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is Southworth House, Apartment 15, Preston New Road, BB2 7AL in?

Southworth House, Apartment 15, Preston New Road, BB2 7AL sits in Blackburn. It falls within the BB2 postcode district.

What is crime like near Southworth House, Apartment 15, Preston New Road, BB2 7AL?

Police records around Southworth House, Apartment 15, Preston New Road, BB2 7AL show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 39% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Southworth House, Apartment 15, Preston New Road, BB2 7AL?

The closest primary school to Southworth House, Apartment 15, Preston New Road, BB2 7AL is The Olive School, Blackburn (900m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School (789m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is Southworth House, Apartment 15, Preston New Road, BB2 7AL?

The closest bus stop to Southworth House, Apartment 15, Preston New Road, BB2 7AL is Eden Park, 149m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Southworth House, Apartment 15, Preston New Road, Blackburn, BB2 7AL

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 00

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

36 m²

388 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 75

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 a mid-terrace house in Blackburn (BB2 7AL). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. At 36 m² this is the 2nd 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 (September 2020) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band.

Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 sits 60% above the 2022 sale of £72,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 30% below the postcode norm. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (66 m² across 65 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold May 2022 for £72,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Energy

Energy performance

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

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

EPC Rating

C75

Main Heating

—

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.4 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Southworth House, Apartment 15, Preston New Road, Blackburn, BB2 7AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Southworth House has no planning applications on record.

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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.

Latest sale on Southworth House was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£116,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -5.7% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£72,500

Growth on file: -5.7% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

19 May 2022Most recent
£72,500
-31.0%over 4 years
29 May 2017
£105,000
-4.5%over 2 years
1 April 2015
£110,000

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

Nearby sales in BB2 7AL

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.

Floor Area for Southworth House lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,014

Street avg £2,649

Strongly below

Floor Area

36 m²

Street avg 60 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.4 t/year

Street avg 1.3 t/year

Below

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Comparables

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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

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