Mottram, Higher Commons Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LR

Mottram is a two-bedroom detached house in Balderstone, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB2 7LR). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 991 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2013. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 92 m² it's 26.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (126 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £392,000 is 32.9% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 54.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in February 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.