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About 8 Bosburn Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Bosburn Drive is a detached house in Mellor Brook, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB2 7PA). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since November 1999, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £332,000 sits 201.8% above the 1999 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£90/sq ft) was about 51.6% below the postcode norm. At 114 m² it's 26.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (156 m² median across 19 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Bosburn Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Dec 2025
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Bosburn Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£332,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 3 years.
Last sold (1999)
£110,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Bosburn Drive homes
Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Bosburn Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£965
Street avg £2,259
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 176 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Blackburn district page.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Woodfold Close — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BB2 7PA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 33 points of interest in total.
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