42 East Park Road, BB1 8DW

Terraced house130 m²EPC DBand BFreehold

42 East Park Road is a freehold terraced house on East Park Road in BB1. It last sold for £32,000 in 2004 — its 2nd recorded sale, down 47% on its first recorded sale of £60,000 in 2000.

EPC DCouncil tax BGigabit broadband 99%

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
134 m²
1,442 sq ft
Built
1900-1929
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
5.8 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 £246 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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Comparable sales analysed
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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 42 East Park Road, newest first.

2 recorded sales since 2000, down 47% from first to latest.

£50k£100k£150k2000200520102015202020252026£170k-47%Sold 2004: £32,000£32kSold 2000: £60,000£60k
£50k£100k£150k200020132026£170k-47%Sold 2004: £32,000£32kSold 2000: £60,000£60k
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 15 Mar 2016
Rated EPC E · 130 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 21 Jul 2015:
Efficiency
EPC dropped from D to E
Energy certificate 21 Jul 2015
Rated EPC D · 134 m² recorded
11 Jun 2004Most recent
£32,000-47%
Terraced house · Freehold · -16%/yr since the previous sale
3 Nov 2000
£60,000
Terraced house · Freehold
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 East Park Road

Against the 74 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Smaller than the typical home on East Park Road by 19%
Floor area
28 homes
300 m²This home 130 m²
Street median 163 m² · higher than 29% of the street

East Park 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 42 East Park Road's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band D (64/100) — improvable to C
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £1,291 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 · 80
D55–68
This home · 64
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
5.8 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1900-1929
EPC construction age band
Built form
End-terrace
Running cost
£1,291/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
15 Mar 2016
latest of 2 on record
Between its certificates
RatingDE64Declined
15 Mar 2016EPC dropped from D to E
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
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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 99% of premises.

Council tax
Band B
£1,909/yr · Blackburn with Darwen UA
Gigabit broadband
99%
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 004D neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 4/10more deprived than most of England; household income about 22% below the national average; shared/rented housing low.

4/10More deprived than most of England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: crime score well, but a weaker living environment.

Breakdown by domain
Income3/10
Employment5/10
Education & skills4/10
Health5/10
Crime8/10
Housing & access5/10
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 42 East Park Road sits in its local market.

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

42 East Park Road: quick answers

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

When did 42 East Park Road last sell, and for how much?

42 East Park Road last sold for £32,000 on 11 Jun 2004, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 42 East Park Road been sold?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales for 42 East Park Road between 2000 and 2004. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 42 East Park Road?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 130 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 42 East Park Road?

42 East Park Road is in council tax band B, costing about £1,909 a year (Blackburn with Darwen UA).

How energy efficient is 42 East Park Road?

Its most recent EPC rates it D (score 64). Its recommended improvements would take it to C.

How fast is broadband at 42 East Park Road?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at BB1 8DW

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on East Park Road.

All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (30)
Last sold
2021
Price
£400,000
Sales
1
Floor area
327 m²
Last sold
2006
Price
£250,000
Sales
1
Floor area
331 m²
Last sold
2002
Price
£43,000
Sales
2
Floor area
157 m²
Last sold
1996
Price
£43,000
Sales
1
Floor area
248 m²
Last sold
1997
Price
£60,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2002
Price
£67,500
Sales
1
Floor area
165 m²
Last sold
2002
Price
£82,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2011
Price
£166,000
Sales
1
Floor area
190 m²
Last sold
2005
Price
£50,000
Sales
1
Floor area
163 m²
Last sold
1998
Price
£43,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2019
Price
£225,000
Sales
1
Floor area
163 m²
Last sold
2003
Price
£70,000
Sales
1
Floor area
221 m²
Last sold
2017
Price
£45,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2016
Price
£59,000
Sales
1
Floor area
51 m²
Last sold
2002
Price
£43,950
Sales
2
Last sold
2025
Price
£79,000
Sales
2
Floor area
53 m²
Last sold
2000
Price
£34,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2019
Price
£67,950
Sales
3
Last sold
1999
Price
£28,000
Sales
1
Floor area
52 m²
Last sold
2020
Price
£67,000
Sales
2
Last sold
1996
Price
£51,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2017
Price
£57,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2025
Price
£80,000
Sales
2
Floor area
53 m²
Last sold
2004
Price
£75,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2007
Price
£84,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2017
Price
£220,000
Sales
1
Floor area
185 m²
Last sold
2020
Price
£240,000
Sales
2
Floor area
120 m²
Last sold
2018
Price
£215,000
Sales
1
Floor area
159 m²
Last sold
1999
Price
£25,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2001
Price
£60,000
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.