18, LEEWARD CLOSE, LOWER DARWEN, DARWEN, BB3 0SD - £200,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

18 LEEWARD CLOSE is a very small extended semi-detached house of 84m², built sometime between 1996 and 2002. It was last sold for £200,000 in February 2022, which was around 40% above the average February 2022 semi-detached price in the Blackburn with Darwen local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was September 2021, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

18 LEEWARD CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows four sales for 18 LEEWARD CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the four sales, along with the average semi-detached price in the Blackburn with Darwen local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the four 18 LEEWARD CLOSE sales were for above the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2022 25 FEB	£200,000	£142,860	40% above HPI
2007 8 AUG	£148,000	£122,578	21% above HPI
2002 20 DEC	£94,500	£54,786	72% above HPI
1999 25 NOV	£66,500	£42,040	58% above HPI

18 LEEWARD CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average semi-detached house price in the Blackburn with Darwen local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The four 18 LEEWARD CLOSE sales between November 1999 and February 2022 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the August 2007 sale was for 21% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 21% above the HPI over time, until the February 2022 sale, where it rises to 40% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 40% above the HPI.

How Large is 18 LEEWARD CLOSE?

18 LEEWARD CLOSE is 84m², which includes two extensions, according to the EPC inspection conducted in September 2021. This puts it in the smallest 20% of semi-detached houses houses in Blackburn, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses houses by size in Blackburn, and where 18 LEEWARD CLOSE lies on this distribution: 14% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 18 LEEWARD CLOSE, and 85% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Blackburn.

18 LEEWARD CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

18 LEEWARD CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.070 of an acre, or 284m². The below map shows the location of 18 LEEWARD CLOSE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 18 LEEWARD CLOSE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 18 LEEWARD CLOSE?

18 LEEWARD CLOSE is located in LOWER DARWEN, in the BB3 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 18 on LEEWARD CLOSE.