70 Highfield Road, BB2 3SL

Semi-detached house151 m²EPC BLeasehold

70 Highfield Road is a leasehold semi-detached house on Highfield Road in BB2. It last sold for £148,000 in 2009, its only sale in HM Land Registry's records — 17 years in the same hands, well beyond the typical hold.

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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
153 m²
1,647 sq ft
Built
2009
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Leasehold
CO₂
2.4 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 £195,000£325,000 today, projected from its 2009 sale.

Indicative value
£195,000£325,000
Carrying the 2009 sale forward with BB2's market movement (×1.76). It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2009)
£148,000
District median movement since: ×1.76.
Sold 2009 · £148k£325k£195k2026

From the 2009 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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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 70 Highfield Road, newest first.

1 recorded sale since 2009.

£50k£100k£150k£200k200820122016202020242026£174kSold 2009: £148,000£148k
£50k£100k£150k£200k200920182026£174kSold 2009: £148,000£148k
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 8 Sept 2021
Rated EPC C · 151 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 9 Sept 2009:
Efficiency
EPC dropped from B to C
8 Oct 2009Most recent
£148,000
Semi-detached house · Leasehold · New build
Energy certificate 9 Sept 2009
Rated EPC B · 153 m² recorded
Built 2009
Property built
2000–2011
What a home of this era typically means
  • Built to tighter Building Regulations — good levels of insulation and double glazing throughout.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How it compares on Highfield Road

Against the 39 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Larger than the typical home on Highfield Road by 91%
Floor area
26 homes
75 m²100 m²This home 151 m²
Street median 79 m² · higher than 100% of the street

Highfield 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 70 Highfield Road's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band B (84/100) — improvable to A
Certificate valid until September 2031.
A92+
Potential · 92
B81–91
This home · 84
C69–80
D55–68
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
2.4 t/yr
current estimate
Built
2009
EPC construction age band
Built form
Semi-detached
Certificate
8 Sept 2021
lodgement date
Between its certificates
RatingBC84Declined
8 Sept 2021EPC dropped from B to C
Heat pump?Good candidate
Built 2009 — 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.

gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

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 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 70 Highfield Road sits in its local market.

BB2 median
£157,725
last 8 years

70 Highfield Road: quick answers

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

When did 70 Highfield Road last sell, and for how much?

70 Highfield Road last sold for £148,000 on 8 Oct 2009, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 70 Highfield Road been sold?

HM Land Registry records 1 sale for 70 Highfield Road. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 70 Highfield Road?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 151 m² of floor area.

How energy efficient is 70 Highfield Road?

Its most recent EPC rates it B (score 84). Its recommended improvements would take it to A.

What is 70 Highfield Road worth today?

Carrying its 2009 sale price forward with BB2's market movement suggests roughly £195,000–£325,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

How fast is broadband at 70 Highfield 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 3SL

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

All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (11)
Last sold
2011
Price
£80,000
Sales
4
Last sold
2003
Price
£33,500
Sales
2
Floor area
57 m²
Last sold
2013
Price
£61,000
Sales
1
Floor area
62 m²
Last sold
2017
Price
£70,000
Sales
3
Floor area
56 m²
Last sold
2003
Price
£42,500
Sales
1
Last sold
2024
Price
£115,000
Sales
5
Floor area
63 m²
Last sold
2004
Price
£65,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2016
Price
£65,500
Sales
2
Last sold
2002
Price
£38,950
Sales
2
Floor area
66 m²
Last sold
2011
Price
£62,500
Sales
1
Last sold
2026
Price
£80,000
Sales
2
Floor area
32 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.