8 Alberta Close, Blackburn, BB2 7DU

8 Alberta Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackburn (BB2 7DU). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since June 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in September 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £250,000 is 48.8% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 31.2% below the postcode norm.