34 Chester Street, BB1 1BQ

Flat / maisonette99 m²EPC DBand AFreehold

34 Chester Street is a freehold flat / maisonette on Chester Street in BB1. It last sold for £13,000 in 1997, its only sale in HM Land Registry's records — 29 years in the same hands, well beyond the typical hold.

EPC DCouncil tax AGigabit broadband 100%

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
99 m²
1,066 sq ft
Built
1983-1990
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
4.7 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.

BB1 £/m² (recent sales)£1,639this home £131 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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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 34 Chester Street, newest first.

1 recorded sale since 1997.

£50k£100k£150k199720032009201520212026£170kSold 1997: £13,000£13k
£50k£100k£150k199720122026£170kSold 1997: £13,000£13k
BB1 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

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

Energy certificate 22 Apr 2016
Rated EPC D · 99 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 22 Apr 2016:
Efficiency
EPC improved from D to C
Efficiency
EPC dropped from C to D
Energy certificate 22 Apr 2016
Rated EPC C · 79 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 13 Apr 2016:
Efficiency
EPC improved from D to C
Efficiency
EPC dropped from C to D
Energy certificate 13 Apr 2016
Rated EPC D · 87 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 1 Mar 2016:
Efficiency
EPC dropped from C to D
Energy certificate 1 Mar 2016
Rated EPC C · 79 m² recorded
7 Jul 1997Most recent
£13,000
Flat / maisonette · Freehold · New build
Built 1983-1990
Property built
1983–1999
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 Chester Street

Against the 11 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Larger than the typical home on Chester Street by 15%

Chester Street 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 34 Chester Street's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band D (63/100) — improvable to B
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £1,090 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
Potential · 85
C69–80
D55–68
This home · 63
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
4.7 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1983-1990
EPC construction age band
Built form
End-terrace
Running cost
£1,090/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
22 Apr 2016
latest of 4 on record
Between its certificates
RatingCD63Declined
13 Apr 2016Floor area grew 79→87 m² (+8 m²) — the property was likely extended or converted
13 Apr 2016EPC dropped from C to D
22 Apr 2016Floor area fell 87→79 m² (-8 m²) — possibly split, reconfigured or re-measured
22 Apr 2016EPC improved from D to C
Heat pump?Good candidate
Built 1983-1990 — 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
Itemised running costs (heating / hot water / lighting)

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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 A (≈£1,637/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

Council tax
Band A
£1,637/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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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 007B neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 1/10among the more deprived areas in England; household income about 33% below the national average; shared/rented housing low.

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

In plain terms: a weaker health.

Breakdown by domain
Income1/10
Employment1/10
Education & skills1/10
Health1/10
Crime3/10
Housing & access2/10
Living environment6/10

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 34 Chester Street sits in its local market.

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

34 Chester Street: quick answers

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

When did 34 Chester Street last sell, and for how much?

34 Chester Street last sold for £13,000 on 7 Jul 1997, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 34 Chester Street been sold?

HM Land Registry records 1 sale for 34 Chester Street. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 34 Chester Street?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 99 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 34 Chester Street?

34 Chester Street is in council tax band A, costing about £1,637 a year (Blackburn with Darwen UA).

How energy efficient is 34 Chester Street?

Its most recent EPC rates it D (score 63). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.

How fast is broadband at 34 Chester Street?

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

Other homes at BB1 1BQ

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Chester Street.

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.