# 12 SPRING MEADOWS, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 3JS

## Property details

- Slug: `c5fd897` (address key hash: `c5fd897dba0a4ecd680d5eb22ac1bdfbb4f6f84d`)
- Postcode: BB3 3JS
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Detached
- Floor area: 99 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1996-2002
- Last sold: £385,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £3,889/m²
- Local average: £288,597 (47 sales)
- Street crime: 116 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £385,000
- Date: 2026-02-20
- Type: D
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 15/09/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,103/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,975

### Recommendations
- E (£900 - £1,050)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/1400-3668-0222-5594-3153)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-20 | £385,000 | Detached | — | £424,110 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-554c-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 12 SPRING MEADOWS, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 3JS | £385,000 | 20/02/2026 | Detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 37 SPRING VALE HEIGHTS, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 3GS | £225,145 | 28/03/2025 | Detached |
| 43 SPRING VALE HEIGHTS, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 3GS | £291,995 | 28/03/2025 | Detached |
| 14 LOWER POLE WALK, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 3FZ | £290,000 | 24/03/2025 | Detached |
| 57 CHAPTER ROAD, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 3PU | £270,000 | 08/06/2023 | Detached |
| 12 LOWER POLE WALK, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 3FZ | £274,995 | 22/12/2022 | Detached |
| 51 POLE LANE, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 3LD | £265,000 | 07/10/2022 | Detached |
| 3 LOWER POLE WALK, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 3FZ | £309,995 | 30/09/2022 | Detached |
| 7 CRAVEN TERRACE, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 3FW | £260,000 | 27/09/2022 | Detached |
| 5 LOWER POLE WALK, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 3FZ | £309,995 | 13/09/2022 | Detached |
| 15 GREEN FIELD, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 3FY | £309,995 | 26/08/2022 | Detached |
| 17 GREEN FIELD, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 3FY | £309,995 | 26/08/2022 | Detached |
| 65 CHAPTER ROAD, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 3PU | £225,000 | 05/08/2022 | Detached |
| 11 GREEN FIELD, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 3FY | £359,995 | 07/07/2022 | Detached |
| 5 GREEN FIELD, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 3FY | £299,995 | 30/06/2022 | Detached |
| 9 GREEN FIELD, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 3FY | £299,995 | 15/06/2022 | Detached |
| 7 GREEN FIELD, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 3FY | £274,995 | 27/05/2022 | Detached |
| 19 BLUEBELL TERRACE, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 3SR | £240,000 | 29/04/2022 | Detached |
| 1 BLUEBELL TERRACE, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 3SR | £215,000 | 29/04/2022 | Detached |
| 3 GREEN FIELD, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 3FY | £274,995 | 25/02/2022 | Detached |
| 2 LOWER POLE WALK, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 3FZ | £274,995 | 04/02/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £279,104 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -1.9%
- **10y growth:** 81.1%

## 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. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Sudell Road, BB3 | £700/mo | 2 | 0.72 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £700/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.18% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £87,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £70,000

*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 £700/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 2.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 45.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-911/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -9.8%

*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:** Job (default Low)

[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 | 58 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 20 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **116** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 8 May 2022 |
| Turncroft Nursery School | Nursery | 0.6 miles | Outstanding — 11 Dec 2014 |
| Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 20 Oct 2017 |
| Sudell Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 22 Nov 2021 |
| Darwen Aldridge Community Academy | Secondary | 0.8 miles | Requires improvement — 7 Feb 2023 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #6256291
- **Address:** 12 Spring Meadows, DARWEN, BB3 3JS
- **Certificate Issued:** 29/12/2008
- **Work Completed:** 02/12/2008
- **Items:** 11 window(s), 2 door(s)