Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Bowford Cottage, Carr Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LN
2 planning records
Last sold (2024)
£385,000
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- BB2 7LN recent median£700,000
Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
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Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2024
Recent sales in BB2 7LN
5 sales, median £700,000 (2025–2004)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Not available | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 2 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sales timeline
19 September 2024Most recent
£385,000
+92.5%over 2 years22 February 2022
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB2 7LN: £700,000 (2025–2004).
Nearby sales in BB2 7LN
2 Carr Lane Cottages, Carr Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LN
Sold Mar 2025
£485,000Pewter House Farm, Carr Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LN
Sold Feb 2025
£700,000Pewter Cottage, Carr Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LN
Sold Oct 2018
£700,0001 Carr Lane Cottages, Carr Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LN
Sold May 2004
£240,000
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- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Bowford Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Bowford Cottage is a property in Balderstone, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB2 7LN).
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2022–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 29% per year. Most recent transfer: September 2024 at £385,000.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Bowford Cottage, Carr Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Bowford Cottage has an approved front extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at Bowford Cottage, Carr Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LN
2decisions1extensions10documents2nearby
Flagged:Retrospective
- Aug 2013PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Front of property
Proposed erection of a single stroey porch to front elevation.
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 24220
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentJul 2023Decision
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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.
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
0.4 km
St Leonards CEPS — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary551m
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, OsbaldestonPrimary1.5km
- Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.3km
Nearest stops
- St Leonards CEPSBus stop427m
- Common LaneBus stop436m
- BAE North EntranceBus stop1.1km
- BAE Main EntranceBus stop1.3km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,974 reports35%
- Anti-social Behaviour2,136 reports25%
- Criminal Damage & Arson626 reports7%
- Shoplifting569 reports7%
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BB2 7LN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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- How the estimate is made
- We don't publish an estimate for Bowford Cottage because there is no EPC to tell the model the home's size and specification. The full report sets its records against recent comparable sales in BB2 7LN.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Bowford Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- There is no Energy Performance Certificate on the public register for Bowford Cottage. A valid EPC is needed to sell or let a home in England and Wales, and lasts 10 years.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to Bowford Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 3 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BB2 7LN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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