78 Ratcliffe Street, BB3 2BZ

Terraced house91 m²EPC EBand AFreehold

78 Ratcliffe Street, in BB3, is a freehold terraced house on Ratcliffe Street. It last sold for £85,000 in 2010 — its 2nd recorded sale, up 22% on its first recorded sale of £69,500 in 2006.

EPC ECouncil tax AGigabit 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
91 m²
980 sq ft
Built
1900-1929
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
3.9 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 £153,000£255,000 today, projected from its 2010 sale.

Indicative value
£153,000£255,000
Carrying the 2010 sale forward at this home's own compounded growth — 5.6%/yr across 2 recorded sales. It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2010)
£85,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year across 2 sales.
Sold 2010 · £85k£255k£153k2026

From the 2010 sale, the indicative range widens as time passes — the cone is that growing uncertainty, not a forecast.

BB3 £/m² (recent sales)£1,559this home £934 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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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 78 Ratcliffe Street, newest first.

2 recorded sales since 2006, up 22% from first to latest.

£50k£100k£150k200620102014201820222026£160k+22%Sold 2010: £85,000£85kSold 2006: £69,500£70k
£50k£100k£150k200620162026£160k+22%Sold 2010: £85,000£85kSold 2006: £69,500£70k
BB3 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against BB3's yearly median.

Energy certificate 6 Feb 2014
Rated EPC E · 91 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 18 Sept 2009:
Heating
Heating changed: Room heaters, mains gas → Boiler and radiators, LPG
Efficiency
EPC improved from F to E
18 Jun 2010Most recent
£85,000+22%
Terraced house · Freehold · +5.6%/yr since the previous sale
Energy certificate 18 Sept 2009
Rated EPC F · 90 m² recorded
27 Sept 2006
£69,500
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 Ratcliffe Street

Against the 31 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Broadly typical of Ratcliffe Street
Floor area
16 homes
80 m²110 m²This home 91 m²
Street median 84 m² · higher than 81% of the street

Ratcliffe Street 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 78 Ratcliffe Street's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band E (48/100) — improvable to C
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £1,405 a year. The certificate expired in 2024 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home.
Worth checking
!The certificate expired in 2024 — 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 · 72
D55–68
E39–54
This home · 48
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
3.9 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1900-1929
EPC construction age band
Built form
Mid-terrace
Running cost
£1,405/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
6 Feb 2014
lodgement date
Between its certificates
RatingFE48Improved
6 Feb 2014Heating changed: Room heaters, mains gas → Boiler and radiators, LPG
6 Feb 2014EPC improved from F to E
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
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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 015A neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 3/10more deprived than most of England; household income about 33% below the national average; shared/rented housing moderate.

3/10More deprived than most of England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: a weaker living environment.

Breakdown by domain
Income2/10
Employment3/10
Education & skills3/10
Health2/10
Crime3/10
Housing & access6/10
Living environment2/10

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 78 Ratcliffe Street sits in its local market.

BB3 median
£138,000
last 8 years
BB3 £/m²
£1,559
last 8 years

78 Ratcliffe Street: quick answers

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

When did 78 Ratcliffe Street last sell, and for how much?

78 Ratcliffe Street last sold for £85,000 on 18 Jun 2010, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 78 Ratcliffe Street been sold?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales for 78 Ratcliffe Street between 2006 and 2010. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 78 Ratcliffe Street?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 91 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 78 Ratcliffe Street?

78 Ratcliffe Street is in council tax band A, costing about £1,637 a year (Blackburn with Darwen UA).

How energy efficient is 78 Ratcliffe Street?

Its most recent EPC rates it E (score 48). Its recommended improvements would take it to C.

What is 78 Ratcliffe Street worth today?

Carrying its 2010 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 5.6% a year across 2 sales suggests roughly £153,000–£255,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

How fast is broadband at 78 Ratcliffe Street?

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

Other homes at BB3 2BZ

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Ratcliffe Street.

All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (22)
Last sold
2016
Price
£60,000
Sales
3
Floor area
108 m²
Last sold
2021
Price
£93,500
Sales
2
Floor area
79 m²
Last sold
2001
Price
£34,950
Sales
2
Floor area
88 m²
Last sold
1996
Price
£28,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2021
Price
£81,000
Sales
2
Floor area
88 m²
Last sold
2000
Price
£33,000
Sales
1
Floor area
88 m²
Last sold
2017
Price
£61,000
Sales
2
Floor area
83 m²
Last sold
2013
Price
£45,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2009
Price
£86,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2018
Price
£67,500
Sales
1
Floor area
94 m²
Last sold
2023
Price
£85,000
Sales
2
Floor area
81 m²
Last sold
2015
Price
£56,500
Sales
1
Floor area
92 m²
Last sold
2021
Price
£79,999
Sales
2
Floor area
81 m²
Last sold
2017
Price
£63,000
Sales
1
Floor area
81 m²
Last sold
2023
Price
£108,000
Sales
2
Floor area
82 m²
Last sold
2019
Price
£80,000
Sales
2
Floor area
82 m²
Last sold
2006
Price
£85,500
Sales
2
Last sold
2025
Price
£90,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2021
Price
£107,000
Sales
1
Floor area
84 m²
Last sold
2013
Price
£68,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2017
Price
£56,000
Sales
2
Floor area
78 m²
Last sold
1995
Price
£10,750
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.