6 Blackburn Road, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3YP
About 6 Blackburn Road
6 Blackburn Road is a detached house in Ribchester, Preston, Preston (PR3 3YP). It has a recorded floor area of 199 m² (around 2142 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
At 199 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £397,550 in July 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £580,000 is 45.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 28.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
6 Blackburn Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
6 Blackburn Road 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
6 Blackburn Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£580,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 18 years.
£397,550
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
12 July 2022Most recent
£397,550
25 March 2022
£396,000
-4.2%over 12 years19 January 2010
£413,500
+74.5%over 5 years22 June 2004
£237,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 3YP: £185,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in PR3 3YP
42 Blackburn Road, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3YP
Sold Jan 2025
£185,00041 Blackburn Road, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3YP
Sold Mar 2023
£191,0001 Blackburn Road, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3YP
Sold Sept 2021
£175,0002 Blackburn Road, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3YP
Sold Jun 2021
£370,00047 Blackburn Road, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3YP
Sold Sept 2020
£180,000
Versus other Blackburn Road homes
Floor Area for 6 Blackburn Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,998
Street avg £1,814
Floor Area
199 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
45.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB







