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Get startedCarstairs is a detached house in Osbaldeston, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB2 7LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 282 m² (around 3035 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2021 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2022) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in October 2019 the rating was G, the property has climbed 5 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 282 m² it sits well below the postcode median (446 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £803,000 is 36.1% above the 2020 sale price. Most recent transfer: February 2020 at £590,000.
Carstairs ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Proposed replacement of existing detached pole barn to new agricultural store
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£803,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£590,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
On epc rating, Carstairs stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
81 (B)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
282 m²
Street avg 448 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 21.9 t/year
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
0.6 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.5dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Discharge of conditions 4 (Schedule of works), 5 (windows), 6 (fences), 7 (materials), 11 (protected species) and 14 (trees) from planning permission 3/2020/0086.
1 more application for this property
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14 February 2020Most recent
£590,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in BB2 7LZ: £545,000 (2022–2005).
Park Gate — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.1dB
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