309 Preston New Road, BB2 6PL

Semi-detached house96 m²EPC EBand CFreehold

309 Preston New Road, in BB2, is a freehold semi-detached house on Preston New Road. It last sold for £72,500 in 2000, its only sale in HM Land Registry's records — 26 years in the same hands, well beyond the typical hold.

EPC ECouncil tax CGigabit broadband 93%

What this home is

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

Property type
Semi-detached house
Semi-detached
Floor area
130 m²
1,399 sq ft
Built
1930-1949
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
9.2 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.

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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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 309 Preston New Road, newest first.

1 recorded sale since 2000.

£50k£100k£150k£200k2000200520102015202020252026£174kSold 2000: £72,500£73k
£50k£100k£150k£200k200020132026£174kSold 2000: £72,500£73k
BB2 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

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

Energy certificate 9 Feb 2016
Rated EPC D · 96 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 5 Nov 2015:
Efficiency
EPC improved from E to D
Energy certificate 5 Nov 2015
Rated EPC E · 130 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 4 Jun 2014:
Efficiency
EPC dropped from C to E
Energy certificate 4 Jun 2014
Rated EPC C · 125 m² recorded
20 Jun 2000Most recent
£72,500
Semi-detached house · Freehold
Built 1930-1949
Property built
Interwar (1919–1944)
What a home of this era typically means
  • Cavity walls begin to appear, but many of this era are unfilled — worth checking whether they’ve been insulated.
  • Foundations are deeper than Victorian but still shallow by modern standards; clay-heave subsidence is the classic risk.

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

How it compares on Preston New Road

Against the 269 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Smaller than the typical home on Preston New Road by 60%
Floor area
66 homes
300 m²400 m²This home 96 m²
Street median 244 m² · higher than 3% of the street

Preston New Road 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 309 Preston New Road's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band E (44/100) — improvable to C
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £1,976 a year. The certificate expired in 2026 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home.
Worth checking
!The certificate expired in 2026 — 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 · 72
D55–68
E39–54
This home · 44
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
9.2 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1930-1949
EPC construction age band
Built form
Semi-detached
Running cost
£1,976/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
9 Feb 2016
latest of 3 on record
Between its certificates
RatingCD44Declined
5 Nov 2015EPC dropped from C to E
9 Feb 2016Floor area fell 130→96 m² (-34 m²) — possibly split, reconfigured or re-measured
9 Feb 2016EPC improved from E to D
Heat pump?Possible — check first
Built 1930-1949 — 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
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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 93% of premises.

Council tax
Band C
£2,182/yr · Blackburn with Darwen UA
Gigabit broadband
93%
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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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 005B neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 1/10among the more deprived areas in England; household income about 31% below the national average; shared/rented housing moderate.

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

In plain terms: a weaker living environment.

Breakdown by domain
Income1/10
Employment1/10
Education & skills2/10
Health1/10
Crime1/10
Housing & access3/10
Living environment1/10

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 309 Preston New Road sits in its local market.

BB2 median
£157,725
last 8 years

309 Preston New Road: quick answers

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

When did 309 Preston New Road last sell, and for how much?

309 Preston New Road last sold for £72,500 on 20 Jun 2000, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 309 Preston New Road been sold?

HM Land Registry records 1 sale for 309 Preston New Road. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 309 Preston New Road?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 96 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 309 Preston New Road?

309 Preston New Road is in council tax band C, costing about £2,182 a year (Blackburn with Darwen UA).

How energy efficient is 309 Preston New Road?

Its most recent EPC rates it E (score 44). Its recommended improvements would take it to C.

How fast is broadband at 309 Preston New Road?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at BB2 6PL

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Preston New Road.

All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (20)
Last sold
2022
Price
£375,000
Sales
2
Floor area
317 m²
Last sold
2021
Price
£265,000
Sales
4
Floor area
250 m²
Last sold
2022
Price
£110,000
Sales
2
Floor area
296 m²
Last sold
2015
Price
£137,500
Sales
1
Floor area
253 m²
Last sold
2022
Price
£295,000
Sales
2
Floor area
289 m²
Last sold
1996
Price
£92,000
Sales
1
Floor area
259 m²
Last sold
1996
Price
£60,000
Sales
1
Floor area
258 m²
Last sold
2012
Price
£225,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2020
Price
£185,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2010
Price
£200,000
Sales
1
Floor area
245 m²
Last sold
2018
Price
£200,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2017
Price
£80,000
Sales
3
Last sold
1999
Price
£115,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2018
Price
£223,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2006
Price
£149,999
Sales
1
Floor area
192 m²
Last sold
1997
Price
£62,800
Sales
2
Floor area
204 m²
Last sold
2001
Price
£40,000
Sales
1
Floor area
309 m²
Last sold
2001
Price
£40,000
Sales
1
Floor area
334 m²
Last sold
2017
Price
£227,500
Sales
1
Floor area
66 m²
Last sold
2002
Price
£82,500
Sales
1
Floor area
156 m²

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.