# 5 BROTHERSTON DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB2 4FJ

## Property details

- Slug: `3bce723` (address key hash: `3bce72334883e3966347bed74ae91fb94db125f5`)
- Postcode: BB2 4FJ
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 3
- Floor area: 157 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 2003-2006
- Last sold: £375,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £2,389/m²
- Local average: £330,408 (108 sales)
- Street crime: 294 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £375,000
- Date: 2026-02-16
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 19/10/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,199/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,000

### Recommendations
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2200-7050-5050-1494-0021)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-16 | £375,000 | Detached | +100.5% | £413,094 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-56ed-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2013-03-15 | £187,000 | Detached | — | £327,944 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5ee4ef1e-0805-4c7a-87ce-5754d9738937) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 5 BROTHERSTON DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB2 4FJ | £375,000 | 16/02/2026 | Detached |
| 5 BROTHERSTON DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB2 4FJ | £187,000 | 15/03/2013 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [168196424](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/222d17d)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £375,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-15 | £379,950 |
| sold | 2013-01-01 | £187,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 33 ENGLAND AVENUE, BLACKBURN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB2 4FD | £235,000 | 22/12/2023 | Detached |
| 15 DOUGLAS CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB2 4FF | £287,000 | 07/12/2023 | Detached |
| 27 PARKES WAY, BLACKBURN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB2 4FH | £240,000 | 17/11/2023 | Detached |
| 1 GARNER AVENUE, BLACKBURN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB2 4FY | £212,500 | 08/11/2023 | Detached |
| 49 BROTHERSTON DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB2 4FJ | £145,000 | 13/10/2023 | Detached |
| 133 HEYS LANE, BLACKBURN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB2 4NG | £245,000 | 18/08/2023 | Detached |
| 5 BEAMISH AVENUE, BLACKBURN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB2 4FP | £270,000 | 26/05/2023 | Detached |
| 21 DOUGLAS CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB2 4FF | £285,000 | 28/10/2022 | Detached |
| 26 PARKES WAY, BLACKBURN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB2 4FH | £265,000 | 27/10/2022 | Detached |
| 22 BROTHERSTON DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB2 4FJ | £225,000 | 03/10/2022 | Detached |
| 19 ECKERSLEY CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB2 4FA | £400,000 | 30/09/2022 | Detached |
| 1 KEELEY CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB2 4FN | £245,000 | 09/09/2022 | Detached |
| 2 WAGSTAFFE CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB2 4FS | £248,000 | 21/07/2022 | Detached |
| 6 ECKERSLEY CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB2 4FA | £315,000 | 18/07/2022 | Detached |
| 6 CAMPBELL CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB2 4GR | £222,000 | 26/05/2022 | Detached |
| 17 CLAYTON WAY, BLACKBURN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB2 4FZ | £250,000 | 07/02/2022 | Detached |
| 39 HEYWORTH AVENUE, BLACKBURN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB2 4SB | £135,000 | 04/02/2022 | Detached |
| 1 BAILEY CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB2 4FT | £150,000 | 31/01/2022 | Detached |
| 14 METCALFE CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB2 4FQ | £325,000 | 21/01/2022 | Detached |
| 9 BROTHERSTON DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB2 4FJ | £171,000 | 22/12/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £243,525 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 3%
- **10y growth:** 43.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Blackburn with Darwen; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 5.4%
- **5y growth (index):** 35.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 70.3%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Blackburn with Darwen). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £640/mo
- **Realistic:** £711/mo
- **Optimistic:** £782/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for East Lancs (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 4 Bed Terraced House, Southworth Street, BB2 | £850/mo | 4 | 0.78 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £850/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.23% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £106,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £85,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £850/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 2.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 36.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-737/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -8.1%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 144 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 43 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 26 |
| Other theft | 14 |
| Public order | 14 |
| Vehicle crime | 13 |
| Shoplifting | 12 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Other crime | 8 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **294** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Eden School | Other | 0.2 miles | Good — 19 Dec 2023 |
| The Heights Blackburn | Other | 0.2 miles | Good — 3 Oct 2014 |
| Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary | Primary | 0.3 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Meadowhead Junior School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 10 Oct 2019 |
| Longshaw Nursery School | Nursery | 0.6 miles | Good — 14 Mar 2019 |