56 Whitebirk Road, BB1 3HY

Terraced house119 m²EPC FBand BLeasehold

56 Whitebirk Road, in BB1, is a leasehold terraced house on Whitebirk Road. It last sold for £75,000 in 2015, its only sale in HM Land Registry's records.

EPC FCouncil tax BGigabit broadband 100%

What this home is

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

Property type
Mid-terrace house
Mid-terrace
Floor area
121 m²
1,302 sq ft
Built
1900-1929
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Leasehold
CO₂
9.6 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 £93,000£137,000 today, projected from its 2015 sale.

Indicative value
£93,000£137,000
Carrying the 2015 sale forward with BB1's market movement (×1.53). It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2015)
£75,000
District median movement since: ×1.53.
Sold 2015 · £75k£137k£93k2026

From the 2015 sale, the indicative range widens as time passes — the cone is that growing uncertainty, not a forecast.

BB1 £/m² (recent sales)£1,639this home £630 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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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 56 Whitebirk Road, newest first.

1 recorded sale since 2015.

£50k£100k£150k200820122016202020242026£170kSold 2015: £75,000£75k
£50k£100k£150k201520212026£170kSold 2015: £75,000£75k
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 2 Jul 2015
Rated EPC G · 119 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 29 Apr 2015:
Heating
Heating changed: No system present: electric heaters assumed → Portable electric heaters assumed for most rooms
Energy certificate 29 Apr 2015
Rated EPC G · 119 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 6 Oct 2014:
Heating
Heating changed: Room heaters, mains gas → No system present: electric heaters assumed
Efficiency
EPC dropped from F to G
20 Jan 2015Most recent
£75,000
Terraced house · Leasehold
Energy certificate 6 Oct 2014
Rated EPC F · 121 m² recorded
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 Whitebirk Road

Against the 36 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Larger than the typical home on Whitebirk Road by 34%
Floor area
17 homes
60 m²80 m²This home 119 m²
Street median 89 m² · higher than 94% of the street

Whitebirk 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 56 Whitebirk Road's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band F (35/100) — improvable to C
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £2,101 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.
!Band F puts this home among the least efficient — minimum-energy-standard rules already bar most F/G lettings, and tighter rules are proposed.
A92+
B81–91
C69–80
Potential · 77
D55–68
E39–54
F21–38
This home · 35
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
9.6 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1900-1929
EPC construction age band
Built form
Mid-terrace
Running cost
£2,101/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
2 Jul 2015
latest of 3 on record
Between its certificates
RatingFG35Declined
29 Apr 2015Heating changed: Room heaters, mains gas → No system present: electric heaters assumed
29 Apr 2015EPC dropped from F to G
2 Jul 2015Heating changed: No system present: electric heaters assumed → Portable electric heaters assumed for most rooms
Heat pump?Possible — check first
Pre-1930 solid walls lose heat fast — a heat pump would need wall insulation or oversized radiators to keep up.
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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 B (≈£1,909/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

Council tax
Band B
£1,909/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 008D neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 1/10among the more deprived areas in England; household income about 36% 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 crime.

Breakdown by domain
Income1/10
Employment1/10
Education & skills1/10
Health1/10
Crime1/10
Housing & access4/10
Living environment5/10

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 56 Whitebirk Road sits in its local market.

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

56 Whitebirk Road: quick answers

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

When did 56 Whitebirk Road last sell, and for how much?

56 Whitebirk Road last sold for £75,000 on 20 Jan 2015, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 56 Whitebirk Road been sold?

HM Land Registry records 1 sale for 56 Whitebirk Road. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 56 Whitebirk Road?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 119 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 56 Whitebirk Road?

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

How energy efficient is 56 Whitebirk Road?

Its most recent EPC rates it F (score 35). Its recommended improvements would take it to C.

What is 56 Whitebirk Road worth today?

Carrying its 2015 sale price forward with BB1's market movement suggests roughly £93,000–£137,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

How fast is broadband at 56 Whitebirk Road?

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

Other homes at BB1 3HY

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

All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (10)
Last sold
2004
Price
£90,000
Sales
1
Floor area
124 m²
Last sold
2004
Price
£79,950
Sales
2
Last sold
2022
Price
£97,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2023
Price
£115,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2004
Price
£105,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2022
Price
£90,500
Sales
3
Floor area
63 m²
Last sold
2018
Price
£75,000
Sales
2
Floor area
71 m²
Last sold
2014
Price
£65,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2022
Price
£80,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2014
Price
£55,000
Sales
2
Floor area
94 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.