68, HIGHER CROFT ROAD, LOWER DARWEN, DARWEN, BB3 0QR - £185,000

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

68 HIGHER CROFT ROAD is a large extended semi-detached house of 124m², built sometime between 1950 and 1966. It was last sold for £185,000 in February 2023, which was around 19% above the average February 2023 semi-detached price in the Blackburn with Darwen local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was August 2022, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.

68 HIGHER CROFT ROAD Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for 68 HIGHER CROFT ROAD 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 68 HIGHER CROFT ROAD 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
2023 17 FEB	£185,000	£155,404	19% above HPI
1999 16 AUG	£58,950	£41,721	41% above HPI
1995 6 JAN	£46,000	£36,278	27% above HPI

68 HIGHER CROFT ROAD 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 68 HIGHER CROFT ROAD sales between January 1995 and February 2023 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 1999 sale was for 41% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 41% above the HPI over time, until the February 2023 sale, where it falls to 19% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 19% above the HPI.

What might 68 HIGHER CROFT ROAD be worth now?

68 HIGHER CROFT ROAD might now be worth an estimated £207,647.

This is based on house price inflation of 12.2%, between February 2023 and December 2024, for semi-detached houses, in the Blackburn with Darwen local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 12.2% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 68 HIGHER CROFT ROAD of £185,000 on 17th February 2023. For the value to have increased from £185,000 to £207,647 over the two months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 68 HIGHER CROFT ROAD has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Blackburn with Darwen local authority area.
• The February 2023 sale price of £185,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 68 HIGHER CROFT ROAD has not materially changed since February 2023.

How Large is 68 HIGHER CROFT ROAD?

68 HIGHER CROFT ROAD is 124m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in August 2022. This puts it in the largest 40% 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 68 HIGHER CROFT ROAD lies on this distribution: 65% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 68 HIGHER CROFT ROAD, and 34% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Blackburn.

68 HIGHER CROFT ROAD: Plot and Title Map

68 HIGHER CROFT ROAD sits on a plot of roughly 0.974 of an acre, or 3,942m². The below map shows the location of 68 HIGHER CROFT ROAD, 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 68 HIGHER CROFT ROAD). 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 68 HIGHER CROFT ROAD?

68 HIGHER CROFT ROAD is located in LOWER DARWEN, in the BB3 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 68 on HIGHER CROFT ROAD.