2 Higher Commons Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LR
About 2 Higher Commons Lane
2 Higher Commons Lane is a semi-detached house in Balderstone, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB2 7LR). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 480 sq ft) and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (134 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
2 Higher Commons Lane's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Oct 2019
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 26 October 2019
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Planning history
2 Higher Commons Lane has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
2 Higher Commons Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£140,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB2 7LR: £400,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in BB2 7LR
Homestead, Higher Commons Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LR
Sold May 2024
£895,000Camroyd, Higher Commons Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LR
Sold Dec 2022
£480,000Turnstone, Higher Commons Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LR
Sold Nov 2015
£400,000Mottram, Higher Commons Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LR
Sold Feb 2013
£295,000Holme Lea, Higher Commons Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LR
Sold Oct 2003
£245,000
Versus other Higher Commons Lane homes
2 Higher Commons Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 160 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 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
566/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Bay Horse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB







