Oak Lea, Osbaldeston Lane, Osbaldeston, Blackburn, BB2 7LT
About Oak Lea
Oak Lea is a detached house in Osbaldeston, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB2 7LT). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2016. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (148 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Oak Lea 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
Oak Lea has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£321,000
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 7LT: £425,000 (2023–2014).
Nearby sales in BB2 7LT
Deep Meadows, Osbaldeston Lane, Osbaldeston, Blackburn, BB2 7LT
Sold Mar 2023
£750,000School House Farm, Osbaldeston Lane, Osbaldeston, Blackburn, BB2 7LT
Sold Dec 2020
£300,000Sharples Farm, Osbaldeston Lane, Osbaldeston, Blackburn, BB2 7LT
Sold Nov 2018
£1,620,000Belmill, Osbaldeston Lane, Osbaldeston, Blackburn, BB2 7LT
Sold Mar 2014
£395,000Torver House, Osbaldeston Lane, Osbaldeston, Blackburn, BB2 7LT
Sold Jan 2014
£1,600,000
Versus other Osbaldeston Lane homes
Oak Lea is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 196 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 9.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 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
St Marys RCPS — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB