Boughfields Cottage, Bowfields Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LW
About Boughfields Cottage
Boughfields Cottage is a semi-detached house in Balderstone, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB2 7LW). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (301 m² across 6 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 Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Boughfields Cottage 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
Boughfields Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£226,000
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 7LW: £570,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in BB2 7LW
The Old Barn, Bowfields Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LW
Sold Jun 2024
£550,000Belvedere, Bowfields Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LW
Sold Sept 2021
£430,000Sandalwood, Bowfields Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LW
Sold Oct 2020
£700,000Balderstone Grange, Bottom Flat, Bowfields Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LW
Sold Aug 2014
£795,500The Coach House, Bowfields Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LW
Sold Jun 2014
£570,000
Versus other Bowfields Lane homes
EPC Rating for Boughfields Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 477 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 9.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 12 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
0.2 km
Common Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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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
46.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB