3 Commons Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LP
About 3 Commons Lane
3 Commons Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Balderstone, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB2 7LP). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views.
At 91 m² it sits well below the postcode median (157 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £309,000 is 24.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 65.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £247,500 in May 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 3 Commons Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LP
- Feb 2022Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a two storey rear extension with a single storey element, dormer loft conversion and associated alterations
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 33752
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionAug 2023Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£309,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£247,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 May 2021Most recent
£247,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB2 7LP: £430,000 (2024–2007).
Nearby sales in BB2 7LP
Dentdale, Commons Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LP
Sold Nov 2024
£540,0004 Commons Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LP
Sold Aug 2022
£430,0002 Commons Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LP
Sold Feb 2022
£420,000Ivy Cottage, Commons Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LP
Sold Sept 2007
£705,000Higher Commons Farm, Commons Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LP
Sold May 2007
£540,000
Versus other Commons Lane homes
Floor Area for 3 Commons Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 227 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 12.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Bay Horse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB







