4 Highfield Gardens, BB2 3SN

Semi-detached house58 m²EPC DBand AFreehold

4 Highfield Gardens, in BB2, is a freehold semi-detached house on Highfield Gardens. It last sold for £35,950 in 1997 — its 2nd recorded sale, up 6% on its first recorded sale of £34,000 in 1997.

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
Semi-detached house
Semi-detached
Floor area
58 m²
624 sq ft
Built
1983-1990
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
3.3 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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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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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 4 Highfield Gardens, newest first.

2 recorded sales since 1997, up 6% from first to latest.

£50k£100k£150k£200k199720032009201520212026£174k-5%Sold 1997: £35,950£36kSold 1997: £34,000£34k
£50k£100k£150k£200k199720122026£174k-5%Sold 1997: £35,950£36kSold 1997: £34,000£34k
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 16 Sept 2015
Rated EPC D · 58 m² recorded
Energy certificate 20 May 2014
Rated EPC D · 57 m² recorded
Energy certificate 19 Sept 2013
Rated EPC D · 57 m² recorded
29 Aug 1997Most recent
£35,950
Semi-detached house · Freehold
4 Jul 1997
£34,000
Semi-detached house · Freehold
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 Highfield Gardens

Against the 19 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Smaller than the typical home on Highfield Gardens by 11%
Floor area
10 homes
65 m²70 m²This home 58 m²
Street median 65 m² · higher than 30% of the street

Highfield Gardens 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 4 Highfield Gardens's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band D (61/100) — improvable to B
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £777 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
Potential · 88
C69–80
D55–68
This home · 61
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
3.3 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1983-1990
EPC construction age band
Built form
Semi-detached
Running cost
£777/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
16 Sept 2015
latest of 3 on record
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
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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 006A neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 1/10among the more deprived areas in England; household income about 39% below the national average; shared/rented housing elevated.

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

In plain terms: a weaker crime.

Breakdown by domain
Income2/10
Employment1/10
Education & skills2/10
Health1/10
Crime1/10
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 4 Highfield Gardens sits in its local market.

BB2 median
£157,725
last 8 years

4 Highfield Gardens: quick answers

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

When did 4 Highfield Gardens last sell, and for how much?

4 Highfield Gardens last sold for £35,950 on 29 Aug 1997, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 4 Highfield Gardens been sold?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales for 4 Highfield Gardens. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 4 Highfield Gardens?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 58 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 4 Highfield Gardens?

4 Highfield Gardens is in council tax band A, costing about £1,637 a year (Blackburn with Darwen UA).

How energy efficient is 4 Highfield Gardens?

Its most recent EPC rates it D (score 61). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.

How fast is broadband at 4 Highfield Gardens?

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

Other homes at BB2 3SN

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Highfield Gardens.

All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (18)
Last sold
2013
Price
£73,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2019
Price
£80,000
Sales
5
Last sold
2019
Price
£77,000
Sales
2
Floor area
57 m²
Last sold
2017
Price
£88,000
Sales
2
Floor area
57 m²
Last sold
2018
Price
£89,000
Sales
2
Floor area
57 m²
Last sold
2025
Price
£140,000
Sales
5
Floor area
65 m²
Last sold
2001
Price
£38,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2004
Price
£60,000
Sales
1
Floor area
70 m²
Last sold
2004
Price
£76,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2012
Price
£85,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2025
Price
£130,000
Sales
2
Floor area
65 m²
Last sold
2014
Price
£94,950
Sales
1
Floor area
69 m²
Last sold
2000
Price
£35,000
Sales
1
Floor area
68 m²
Last sold
2023
Price
£92,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2018
Price
£78,000
Sales
3
Floor area
58 m²
Last sold
1995
Price
£39,950
Sales
1
Last sold
1999
Price
£41,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2004
Price
£78,000
Sales
3
Floor area
70 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.