3 Orchard Close, BB2 4TL

Detached house118 m²EPC CBand DLeasehold

3 Orchard Close, in BB2, is a leasehold detached house on Orchard Close. It last sold for £252,000 in 2024 — its 3rd recorded sale, up 232% on its first recorded sale of £75,950 in 1999.

EPC CCouncil tax DGigabit broadband 100%

What this home is

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

Property type
Detached house
Detached
Floor area
118 m²
1,270 sq ft
Built
2007-2011
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Leasehold
CO₂
2.6 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 £252,000£298,000 today, projected from its 2024 sale.

Indicative value
£252,000£298,000
Carrying the 2024 sale forward at this home's own compounded growth — 4.8%/yr across 3 recorded sales. It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2024)
£252,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year across 3 sales.
Sold 2024 · £252k£298k£252k2026

From the 2024 sale, the indicative range widens as time passes — the cone is that growing uncertainty, not a forecast.

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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The precise, comparables-based valuation

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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Comparable sales analysed
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Point estimate
Likely range (p50) & wide range (p80)
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Every comparable — address, date, size, sold & 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 3 Orchard Close, newest first.

3 recorded sales since 1999, up 232% from first to latest.

£50k£100k£150k£200k£250k1999200420092014201920242026£174k-1%+236%Sold 2024: £252,000£252kSold 2001: £75,000£75kSold 1999: £75,950£76k
£50k£100k£150k£200k£250k201520212026£174kSold 2024: £252,000£252k
BB2 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against BB2's yearly median.

16 Oct 2024Most recent
£252,000+236%
Detached house · Leasehold · +5.3%/yr since the previous sale
Energy certificate 7 Jun 2024
Rated EPC C · 118 m² recorded
Built 2007-2011
Property built
2000–2011
What a home of this era typically means
  • Built to tighter Building Regulations — good levels of insulation and double glazing throughout.
27 Apr 2001
£75,000-1%
Detached house · Leasehold · -0.6%/yr since the previous sale
26 Mar 1999
£75,950
Detached house · Leasehold · New build

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

How it compares on Orchard Close

Against the 9 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Larger than the typical home on Orchard Close by 42%

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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 3 Orchard Close's Energy Performance Certificate says about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band C (79/100) — improvable to B
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £1,078 a year. Certificate valid until June 2034.
A92+
B81–91
Potential · 88
C69–80
This home · 79
D55–68
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
2.6 t/yr
current estimate
Built
2007-2011
EPC construction age band
Built form
Detached
Running cost
£1,078/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
7 Jun 2024
lodgement date
Heat pump?Good candidate
Built 2007-2011 — modern enough building regs that the fabric should suit a heat pump's lower flow temperatures.
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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 D (≈£2,455/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

Council tax
Band D
£2,455/yr · Blackburn with Darwen UA
Gigabit broadband
100%
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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Every amenity category, counted with nearest distances
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 013C neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 10/10among the least deprived areas in England; household income about 3% below the national average; shared/rented housing low.

10/10Among the least deprived areas in England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: income and employment score well.

Breakdown by domain
Income10/10
Employment10/10
Education & skills9/10
Health8/10
Crime7/10
Housing & access5/10
Living environment10/10

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 3 Orchard Close sits in its local market.

BB2 median
£157,725
last 8 years

3 Orchard Close: quick answers

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

When did 3 Orchard Close last sell, and for how much?

3 Orchard Close last sold for £252,000 on 16 Oct 2024, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 3 Orchard Close been sold?

HM Land Registry records 3 sales for 3 Orchard Close between 1999 and 2024. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 3 Orchard Close?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 118 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 3 Orchard Close?

3 Orchard Close is in council tax band D, costing about £2,455 a year (Blackburn with Darwen UA).

How energy efficient is 3 Orchard Close?

Its most recent EPC rates it C (score 79). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.

What is 3 Orchard Close worth today?

Carrying its 2024 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 4.8% a year across 3 sales suggests roughly £252,000–£298,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

How fast is broadband at 3 Orchard Close?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at BB2 4TL

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Orchard Close.

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.