What kind of home is 16 Darkwood Crescent, BB7 4AL?

16 Darkwood Crescent, BB7 4AL is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 16 Darkwood Crescent, BB7 4AL last change hands?

16 Darkwood Crescent, BB7 4AL last sold for £165,000 in September 2012, around 14 years ago. Before that, it sold for £55,000 in September 1996, so prices have been rising over 16 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 16 Darkwood Crescent, BB7 4AL?

Across 2 sales between September 1996 and September 2012, 16 Darkwood Crescent, BB7 4AL rose from £55,000 to £165,000, a change of £110,000. That works out to roughly +7.1% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 16 Darkwood Crescent, BB7 4AL have?

The current EPC rating for 16 Darkwood Crescent, BB7 4AL is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in February 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 Darkwood Crescent, BB7 4AL?

16 Darkwood Crescent, BB7 4AL has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (1,036 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BB7 4AL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 Darkwood Crescent, BB7 4AL use?

The latest EPC at 16 Darkwood Crescent, BB7 4AL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 16 Darkwood Crescent, BB7 4AL had any planning applications?

16 Darkwood Crescent, BB7 4AL has council approval for two-storey side extension granted in October 2020 under ref. 32017. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 16 Darkwood Crescent, BB7 4AL?

16 Darkwood Crescent, BB7 4AL is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 16 Darkwood Crescent, BB7 4AL in?

16 Darkwood Crescent, BB7 4AL sits in Chatburn, Clitheroe, Clitheroe. It falls within the BB7 postcode district in Lancashire.

What is crime like near 16 Darkwood Crescent, BB7 4AL?

Police records around 16 Darkwood Crescent, BB7 4AL show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 71% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 16 Darkwood Crescent, BB7 4AL?

The closest primary school to 16 Darkwood Crescent, BB7 4AL is Chatburn Church of England Primary School (415m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bowland High (2.0km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 16 Darkwood Crescent, BB7 4AL?

The closest bus stop to 16 Darkwood Crescent, BB7 4AL is Darkwood Crescent, 129m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 Darkwood Crescent, Chatburn, Clitheroe, BB7 4AL

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

96 m²

1036 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Darkwood Crescent

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

16 Darkwood Crescent is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chatburn, Clitheroe, Clitheroe (BB7 4AL). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1036 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1996–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £251,000 sits 52.1% above the 2012 sale of £165,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 96 m² it's 15.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 18 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 14 years ago, in September 2012.

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Risks

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

16 Darkwood Crescent's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Feb 2022

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Darkwood Crescent, Chatburn, Clitheroe, BB7 4AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey side extension at 16 Darkwood Crescent.

Oct 2020
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Proposed two storey extension to side.
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
32017
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.

Current estimate

£251,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2012)

£165,000

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

3 September 2012Most recent
£165,000
+200.0%over 15 years
30 September 1996
£55,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB7 4AL: £210,000 (2025–2018).

Nearby sales in BB7 4AL

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On the street

Versus other Darkwood Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

16 Darkwood Crescent is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£1,715

Street avg £2,132

Below

Floor Area

96 m²

Street avg 96 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Darkwood Crescent — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Chatburn Church of England Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BB7 4AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BB7 4AL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

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