17 Bentham Close, BB2 4RU
17 Bentham Close, in BB2, is a leasehold terraced house on Bentham Close. It last sold for £139,000 in 2008 — its 2nd recorded sale, up 1021% on its first recorded sale of £12,400 in 2002.
What this home is
The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.
EPC data © Crown copyright; bedrooms are the register's estimate, not a survey. Tenure from HM Land Registry.
What is it worth now?
An indicative projection from its own sale record — the report's valuation prices it against individual comparable sales.
Indicatively £149,000–£248,000 today, projected from its 2008 sale.
From the 2008 sale, the indicative range widens as time passes — the cone is that growing uncertainty, not a forecast.
Across Blackburn with Darwen, the official average home value is £165,813 — +5% in a year, +35% over five.
Covers the whole Blackburn with Darwen area, not this postcode.
A point estimate with likely and wide ranges, built from individual comparable sales nearby — each listed with address, date, size and adjusted price.
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Indicative range projected from HM Land Registry sold prices; not a formal valuation, survey or appraisal.
Everything on 17 Bentham Close, unlocked
The valuation with its comparables, every application and document trail, tenure & title, the ten score workings — the full dossier for this one address.
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Sale history
Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 17 Bentham Close, newest first.
2 recorded sales since 2002, up 1021% from first to latest.
This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against BB2's yearly median.
What a home of this era typically means
- Insulated cavity walls and double glazing become the norm, so thermal performance is markedly better than pre-war stock.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.
How it compares on Bentham Close
Against the 23 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.
Bentham Close sold prices & full street profile →
Street medians from recorded sales in the last 8 years and EPC floor areas; a street's unsold homes are invisible to price medians.
Energy & running costs
What 17 Bentham Close's Energy Performance Certificate says about efficiency, cost and construction.
Every fabric element as the assessor described it — walls, roof, floor, windows, hot water and heating construction with its efficiency rating — plus glazing detail and itemised running costs.
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EPC data © Crown copyright, from the domestic EPC register. Certificates describe the home as assessed on their date.
The practical file
The running costs and everyday infrastructure a viewing can't show you.
Council tax band C (≈£2,182/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 0% of premises.
The full amenity list by category with names and distances — supermarkets to GPs to gyms — plus parks with sizes and every connectivity measure in full.
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VOA council-tax band with the authority's current rates; Ofcom broadband coverage; amenities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); EV charging from the National Chargepoint Registry; hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.
The neighbourhood
Who lives here and how the area ranks — the Blackburn with Darwen 012E neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.
IMD decile 1/10 — among the more deprived areas in England; household income about 29% below the national average; shared/rented housing low.
In plain terms: a weaker crime.
29% below the national average.
The dark tick on each bar marks the England & Wales average.
ONS Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation, at neighbourhood (LSOA/MSOA) level — the immediate pocket, not the whole postcode district.
The street and the area
Where 17 Bentham Close sits in its local market.
17 Bentham Close: quick answers
From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.
17 Bentham Close last sold for £139,000 on 5 Sept 2008, according to HM Land Registry.
HM Land Registry records 2 sales for 17 Bentham Close between 2002 and 2008. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.
Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 101 m² of floor area.
17 Bentham Close is in council tax band C, costing about £2,182 a year (Blackburn with Darwen UA).
Its most recent EPC rates it C (score 71). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.
Carrying its 2008 sale price forward with BB2's market movement suggests roughly £149,000–£248,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.
Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 0% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)
Other homes at BB2 4RU
Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Bentham Close.
All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (22)
| Address | Last sold | Price | Sales | Floor area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Bentham Close | 2001 | £67,500 | 1 | 90 m² |
| 10 Bentham Close | 2002 | £75,000 | 2 | 80 m² |
| 12 Bentham Close | 2008 | £150,000 | 2 | — |
| 14 Bentham Close | 2017 | £115,000 | 2 | 75 m² |
| 16 Bentham Close | 2018 | £105,000 | 3 | 73 m² |
| 18 Bentham Close | 2006 | £115,000 | 1 | — |
| 20 Bentham Close | 2003 | £82,950 | 1 | 81 m² |
| 21 Bentham Close | 2022 | £210,000 | 2 | 92 m² |
| 24 Bentham Close | 2020 | £111,000 | 2 | 73 m² |
| 24a Bentham Close | 2020 | £120,000 | 4 | 74 m² |
| 27 Bentham Close | 2013 | £123,000 | 1 | 72 m² |
| 28 Bentham Close | 2021 | £147,000 | 1 | — |
| 29 Bentham Close | 2009 | £115,000 | 3 | — |
| 30 Bentham Close | 2025 | £215,000 | 1 | — |
| 33 Bentham Close | 2016 | £122,000 | 2 | — |
| 39 Bentham Close | 2001 | £51,500 | 1 | — |
| 41 Bentham Close | 1999 | £52,000 | 1 | — |
| 45 Bentham Close | 2000 | £41,500 | 1 | — |
| 47 Bentham Close | 1999 | £46,500 | 2 | 132 m² |
| 49 Bentham Close | 1999 | £46,000 | 1 | — |
| 49a Bentham Close | 2000 | £44,500 | 1 | — |
| 51 Bentham Close | 2004 | £105,000 | 4 | — |
- Last sold
- 2001
- Price
- £67,500
- Sales
- 1
- Floor area
- 90 m²
- Last sold
- 2002
- Price
- £75,000
- Sales
- 2
- Floor area
- 80 m²
- Last sold
- 2008
- Price
- £150,000
- Sales
- 2
- Last sold
- 2017
- Price
- £115,000
- Sales
- 2
- Floor area
- 75 m²
- Last sold
- 2018
- Price
- £105,000
- Sales
- 3
- Floor area
- 73 m²
- Last sold
- 2006
- Price
- £115,000
- Sales
- 1
- Last sold
- 2003
- Price
- £82,950
- Sales
- 1
- Floor area
- 81 m²
- Last sold
- 2022
- Price
- £210,000
- Sales
- 2
- Floor area
- 92 m²
- Last sold
- 2020
- Price
- £111,000
- Sales
- 2
- Floor area
- 73 m²
- Last sold
- 2020
- Price
- £120,000
- Sales
- 4
- Floor area
- 74 m²
- Last sold
- 2013
- Price
- £123,000
- Sales
- 1
- Floor area
- 72 m²
- Last sold
- 2021
- Price
- £147,000
- Sales
- 1
- Last sold
- 2009
- Price
- £115,000
- Sales
- 3
- Last sold
- 2025
- Price
- £215,000
- Sales
- 1
- Last sold
- 2016
- Price
- £122,000
- Sales
- 2
- Last sold
- 2001
- Price
- £51,500
- Sales
- 1
- Last sold
- 1999
- Price
- £52,000
- Sales
- 1
- Last sold
- 2000
- Price
- £41,500
- Sales
- 1
- Last sold
- 1999
- Price
- £46,500
- Sales
- 2
- Floor area
- 132 m²
- Last sold
- 1999
- Price
- £46,000
- Sales
- 1
- Last sold
- 2000
- Price
- £44,500
- Sales
- 1
- Last sold
- 2004
- Price
- £105,000
- Sales
- 4
HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.
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Contains public-sector data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where applicable. Amenity data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded data and are not a survey or valuation of this home; the indicative range is a projection, not an appraisal. marks detail included in the £5 report.