517 Preston New Road, BB2 7AN

Detached house275 m²EPC DBand GFreehold

517 Preston New Road is a freehold detached house on Preston New Road in BB2. It last sold for £350,000 in 2012, its only sale in HM Land Registry's records.

EPC DCouncil tax GGigabit 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
275 m²
2,960 sq ft
Built
1930-1949
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
16 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 £468,000£744,000 today, projected from its 2012 sale.

Indicative value
£468,000£744,000
Carrying the 2012 sale forward with BB2's market movement (×1.73). It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2012)
£350,000
District median movement since: ×1.73.
Sold 2012 · £350k£744k£468k2026

From the 2012 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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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 517 Preston New Road, newest first.

1 recorded sale since 2012.

£100k£200k£300k200820122016202020242026£174kSold 2012: £350,000£350k
£100k£200k£300k201220192026£174kSold 2012: £350,000£350k
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 24 Jan 2015
Rated EPC D · 275 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 21 Jun 2011:
Efficiency
EPC improved from F to D
2 May 2012Most recent
£350,000
Detached house · Freehold
Floor area grew 194→275 m² (+81 m²) — the property was likely extended or converted
Energy certificate 21 Jun 2011
Rated EPC F · 194 m² recorded
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.

Larger than the typical home on Preston New Road by 18%
Floor area
66 homes
100 m²400 m²This home 275 m²
Street median 240 m² · higher than 70% 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 517 Preston New Road's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band D (56/100) — improvable to C
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £2,756 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
C69–80
Potential · 77
D55–68
This home · 56
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
16 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1930-1949
EPC construction age band
Built form
Detached
Running cost
£2,756/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
24 Jan 2015
lodgement date
Between its certificates
RatingFD56Improved
24 Jan 2015Floor area grew 194→275 m² (+81 m²) — the property was likely extended or converted
24 Jan 2015EPC improved from F 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
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 G (≈£4,092/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

Council tax
Band G
£4,092/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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Parks & green spaces with sizes
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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 010A neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 8/10less deprived than most of England; household income about 8% below the national average; shared/rented housing low.

8/10Less deprived than most of England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: income and employment score well, but a weaker housing & access.

Breakdown by domain
Income8/10
Employment8/10
Education & skills7/10
Health8/10
Crime7/10
Housing & access2/10
Living environment7/10

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 517 Preston New Road sits in its local market.

BB2 median
£157,725
last 8 years

517 Preston New Road: quick answers

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

When did 517 Preston New Road last sell, and for how much?

517 Preston New Road last sold for £350,000 on 2 May 2012, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 517 Preston New Road been sold?

HM Land Registry records 1 sale for 517 Preston New Road. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 517 Preston New Road?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 275 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 517 Preston New Road?

517 Preston New Road is in council tax band G, costing about £4,092 a year (Blackburn with Darwen UA).

How energy efficient is 517 Preston New Road?

Its most recent EPC rates it D (score 56). Its recommended improvements would take it to C.

What is 517 Preston New Road worth today?

Carrying its 2012 sale price forward with BB2's market movement suggests roughly £468,000–£744,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

How fast is broadband at 517 Preston New Road?

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

Other homes at BB2 7AN

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

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.