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 (126 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Oct 2019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
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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.
£145,000
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 155 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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
5/mo
Steady 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







