241 Shear Brow, BB1 8DS

Semi-detached house87 m²EPC DBand BLeasehold

241 Shear Brow, in BB1, is a leasehold semi-detached house on Shear Brow. It last sold for £160,000 in 2022, its only sale in HM Land Registry's records.

EPC DCouncil tax BGigabit broadband 61%

What this home is

The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.

Property type
end-terrace house
End-terrace
Floor area
87 m²
936 sq ft
Built
1900-1929
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Leasehold
CO₂
5.1 t/yr
current estimate

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 £157,000£195,000 today, projected from its 2022 sale.

Indicative value
£157,000£195,000
Carrying the 2022 sale forward with BB1's market movement (×1.1). It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2022)
£160,000
District median movement since: ×1.1.
Sold 2022 · £160k£195k£157k2026

From the 2022 sale, the indicative range widens as time passes — the cone is that growing uncertainty, not a forecast.

BB1 £/m² (recent sales)£1,639this home £1,839 at its last sale
The local market
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across Blackburn with Darwen, the official average home value is £165,813+5% in a year, +35% over five.

Detached£298,806
Semi-detached£183,434
Terraced£137,548
Flat / maisonette£89,881

Covers the whole Blackburn with Darwen area, not this postcode.

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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.

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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 241 Shear Brow, newest first.

1 recorded sale since 2022.

£50k£100k£150k200820122016202020242026£170kSold 2022: £160,000£160k
£50k£100k£150k201520212026£170kSold 2022: £160,000£160k
BB1 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against BB1's yearly median.

27 Jan 2022Most recent
£160,000
Semi-detached house · Leasehold
Energy certificate 3 Sept 2015
Rated EPC D · 87 m² recorded
Built 1900-1929
Property built
Edwardian (1901–1918)
What a home of this era typically means
  • Usually solid brick walls, so expect the same cold-bridging and insulation challenges as Victorian stock.
  • Often more generous rooms, hallways and ceiling heights — comfortable but harder to heat.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How it compares on Shear Brow

Against the 119 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Smaller than the typical home on Shear Brow by 22%
Last sold price
25 recent sales
£250k£300kThis home £160,000
Street median £118,000 · higher than 64% of the street
Floor area
53 homes
200 m²250 m²300 m²This home 87 m²
Street median 111 m² · higher than 32% of the street
£ per m²
16 recent sales
£1kThis home £1,839
Street median £1,266 · higher than 88% of the street

Shear Brow 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 241 Shear Brow's Energy Performance Certificate says about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band D (57/100) — improvable to C
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £1,143 a year. The certificate expired in 2025 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home.
Worth checking
!The certificate expired in 2025 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home, and the property may have changed since the assessment.
A92+
B81–91
C69–80
Potential · 77
D55–68
This home · 57
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
5.1 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1900-1929
EPC construction age band
Built form
End-terrace
Running cost
£1,143/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
3 Sept 2015
lodgement date
Heat pump?Possible — check first
Built 1900-1929 — older fabric, so radiator sizing and insulation need checking before a heat pump.
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The construction detail, element by element

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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Wall construction & insulation, as assessed
Roof & floor construction, as assessed
Windows & glazing detail
Heating & hot-water systems, with efficiency ratings
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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 B (≈£1,909/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 61% of premises.

Council tax
Band B
£1,909/yr · Blackburn with Darwen UA
Gigabit broadband
61%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
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Every amenity, counted and priced

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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Parks & green spaces with sizes
Connectivity measures 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 001E neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 5/10mid-range for England; household income about 15% below the national average; shared/rented housing low.

5/10Mid-range for England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: crime and education & skills score well, but a weaker living environment.

Breakdown by domain
Income4/10
Employment5/10
Education & skills7/10
Health5/10
Crime8/10
Housing & access4/10
Living environment4/10

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 241 Shear Brow sits in its local market.

BB1 median
£144,000
last 8 years
BB1 £/m²
£1,639
last 8 years

241 Shear Brow: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.

When did 241 Shear Brow last sell, and for how much?

241 Shear Brow last sold for £160,000 on 27 Jan 2022, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 241 Shear Brow been sold?

HM Land Registry records 1 sale for 241 Shear Brow. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 241 Shear Brow?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 87 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 241 Shear Brow?

241 Shear Brow is in council tax band B, costing about £1,909 a year (Blackburn with Darwen UA).

How energy efficient is 241 Shear Brow?

Its most recent EPC rates it D (score 57). Its recommended improvements would take it to C.

What is 241 Shear Brow worth today?

Carrying its 2022 sale price forward with BB1's market movement suggests roughly £157,000–£195,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

How fast is broadband at 241 Shear Brow?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 61% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at BB1 8DS

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Shear Brow.

All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (22)
Last sold
2006
Price
£210,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2003
Price
£139,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2005
Price
£135,000
Sales
2
Floor area
57 m²
Last sold
2007
Price
£88,250
Sales
1
Last sold
2016
Price
£82,000
Sales
4
Last sold
1998
Price
£24,500
Sales
1
Last sold
2017
Price
£76,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2010
Price
£111,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2010
Price
£135,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2007
Price
£160,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2014
Price
£82,050
Sales
1
Floor area
67 m²
Last sold
2023
Price
£100,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2022
Price
£90,000
Sales
3
Floor area
68 m²
Last sold
2025
Price
£107,250
Sales
2
Floor area
88 m²
Last sold
2022
Price
£118,000
Sales
2
Floor area
85 m²
Last sold
2015
Price
£85,000
Sales
1
Floor area
71 m²
Last sold
2022
Price
£87,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2003
Price
£39,000
Sales
1
Floor area
79 m²
Last sold
2017
Price
£64,000
Sales
2
Floor area
73 m²
Last sold
2006
Price
£162,000
Sales
1
Floor area
145 m²
Last sold
2016
Price
£165,000
Sales
2
Last sold
1999
Price
£41,500
Sales
1

HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.

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The data behind this dossier
HM Land RegistryEPC RegisterValuation Office AgencyPolice.ukDfE & OfstedEnvironment AgencyDEFRAUKHSA & BGSCoal AuthorityOfcomNaPTANOpenStreetMap

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.