5, WATERSEDGE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1BT - £140,000

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

5 WATERSEDGE is a very small extended semi-detached house of 78m², built sometime between 1996 and 2002. It was last sold for £140,000 in February 2019, which was around 14% above the average February 2019 semi-detached price in the Blackburn with Darwen local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was January 2019, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was B.

5 WATERSEDGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for 5 WATERSEDGE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average semi-detached price in the Blackburn with Darwen local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the three 5 WATERSEDGE 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
2019 22 FEB	£140,000	£123,040	14% above HPI
2007 14 DEC	£140,000	£125,739	11% above HPI
2001 27 JUL	£59,950	£45,361	32% above HPI

5 WATERSEDGE 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 three 5 WATERSEDGE sales between July 2001 and February 2019 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 December 2007 sale was for 11% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 11% above the HPI over time, until the February 2019 sale, where it rises to 14% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 14% above the HPI.

How Large is 5 WATERSEDGE?

5 WATERSEDGE is 78m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in January 2019. This puts it in the smallest 10% 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 5 WATERSEDGE lies on this distribution: 8% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 5 WATERSEDGE, and 91% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Blackburn.

5 WATERSEDGE: Plot and Title Map

5 WATERSEDGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.059 of an acre, or 238m². The below map shows the location of 5 WATERSEDGE, 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 5 WATERSEDGE). 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 5 WATERSEDGE?

5 WATERSEDGE is located in BLACKBURN, in the BB1 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 5 on WATERSEDGE.