Terraced 3 sales on record

20 SUNNYHURST LANE

DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 1JN

£175,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Darwen adj Earnsdale Avenue	0.0 miles
Shop	DTES Darwen Tyres & Exhausts Services	0.7 miles
Train station	Darwen	1.0 miles
Hospital	The Beardwood Hospital	3.9 miles
University	University of Greater Manchester	9.1 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

85 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1900-1929

Last sold

£175,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£2,059/m²

Local average

£105,343 (126 sales)

Street crime

158 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 17/03/2025

Expiry date: 16/03/2035

Current heating cost: £1,909/year

Potential heating cost: £1,739/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £11,500

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	12/02/2026	£175,000	Terraced	+15.1%	£190,140 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	23/10/2020	£152,000	Terraced	+22.6%	£221,091 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	11/01/2013	£124,000	Terraced	—	£215,845 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

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

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£175,000
listed	21/02/2025	£175,000
sold	01/01/2020	£152,000
sold	01/01/2013	£124,000
sold	01/01/2003	£89,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
129 OSBORNE TERRACE, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 1JG	£167,000	05/12/2025	Terraced
114 OSBORNE TERRACE, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 1JG	£130,000	19/11/2025	Terraced
183 HARWOOD STREET, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 1JD	£136,000	13/12/2022	Terraced
11 SUNNYHURST LANE, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 1JN	£175,000	25/11/2022	Terraced
154 HARWOOD STREET, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 1JF	£120,000	14/10/2022	Terraced
86 PROSPECT AVENUE, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 1JQ	£187,000	26/09/2022	Terraced
174 HARWOOD STREET, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 1JF	£140,000	01/07/2022	Terraced
125 HARWOOD STREET, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 1JF	£176,000	16/05/2022	Terraced
113 OSBORNE TERRACE, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 1JG	£176,200	14/02/2022	Terraced
89 SUNNYHURST LANE, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 1JU	£180,000	11/01/2022	Terraced
175 HARWOOD STREET, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 1JD	£149,000	27/08/2021	Terraced

Area average: £157,836 (11 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth -10.8%

10y growth 16.9%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Blackburn with Darwen. Series: Terraced. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 4.5%

5y (index) 34.9%

10y (index) 73.3%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Blackburn with Darwen. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £640/mo

Realistic £711/mo

Optimistic £782/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Blackburn with Darwen.

LHA (30th percentile) 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
3 Bed Terraced House, Sarah St, BB3	£2,500/mo	3	1.06 miles	OpenRent
Poppy Drive, Darwen	£1,050/mo	3	1.78 miles	Rightmove

Average rent: £1,775/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 1.01%

Max investor price (0.8%) £221,875

Target investor price (1%) £177,500

Gross yield 12.2%

Cost-to-rent ratio 8.2×

Monthly cashflow £883/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 20.9%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus 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

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	70
Anti-social behaviour	24
Other theft	10
Shoplifting	10
Vehicle crime	9
Public order	8
Criminal damage and arson	7
Burglary	5
Other crime	5
Robbery	4
Possession of weapons	3
Drugs	2
Bicycle theft	1
Total incidents	158

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. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Crosshill Special School	Other	0.2 miles	Good — 24 Feb 2022
Avondale Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 13 Jul 2018
St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Requires improvement — 3 Jul 2024
St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 4 Jul 2016
Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio	Secondary	0.7 miles	Good — 29 Apr 2015

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
05/07/2020	07/06/2015	2	1

# 20 SUNNYHURST LANE, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 1JN

## Property details

- Slug: `ecceeaf` (address key hash: `ecceeaf252de74b11b1403c5cf6a681c56de3202`)
- Postcode: BB3 1JN
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 85 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1900-1929
- Last sold: £175,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £2,059/m²
- Local average: £105,343 (126 sales)
- Street crime: 158 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £175,000
- Date: 2026-02-12
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 16/03/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,909/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £11,500

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0975-1201-9605-7375-0400)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-12 | £175,000 | Terraced | +15.1% | £190,140 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-549e-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2020-10-23 | £152,000 | Terraced | +22.6% | £221,091 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/ba558b32-b41a-76ef-e053-6b04a8c0b4b7) |
| Sold | 2013-01-11 | £124,000 | Terraced | — | £215,845 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/1af0ed04-dfda-4b9e-9316-068d65846159) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 20 SUNNYHURST LANE, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 1JN | £175,000 | 12/02/2026 | Terraced |
| 20 SUNNYHURST LANE, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 1JN | £152,000 | 23/10/2020 | Terraced |
| 20 SUNNYHURST LANE, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 1JN | £124,000 | 11/01/2013 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [158562569](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/d5f8c53)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £175,000 |
| listed | 2025-02-21 | £175,000 |
| sold | 2020-01-01 | £152,000 |
| sold | 2013-01-01 | £124,000 |
| sold | 2003-01-01 | £89,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 129 OSBORNE TERRACE, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 1JG | £167,000 | 05/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 114 OSBORNE TERRACE, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 1JG | £130,000 | 19/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 183 HARWOOD STREET, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 1JD | £136,000 | 13/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 11 SUNNYHURST LANE, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 1JN | £175,000 | 25/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 154 HARWOOD STREET, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 1JF | £120,000 | 14/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 86 PROSPECT AVENUE, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 1JQ | £187,000 | 26/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 174 HARWOOD STREET, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 1JF | £140,000 | 01/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 125 HARWOOD STREET, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 1JF | £176,000 | 16/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 113 OSBORNE TERRACE, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 1JG | £176,200 | 14/02/2022 | Terraced |
| 89 SUNNYHURST LANE, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 1JU | £180,000 | 11/01/2022 | Terraced |
| 175 HARWOOD STREET, DARWEN, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, BB3 1JD | £149,000 | 27/08/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £157,836 (11 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -10.8%
- **10y growth:** 16.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 4.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 34.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 73.3%

## 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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Sarah St, BB3 | £2,500/mo | 3 | 1.06 miles | OpenRent |
| [Poppy Drive, Darwen](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2e8fb22) | £1,050/mo | 3 | 1.78 miles | Rightmove |

**Average rent: £1,775/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 1.01% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £221,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £177,500

*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 £1,775/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 12.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 8.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £883/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 20.9%

*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 | 70 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 24 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Shoplifting | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **158** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Crosshill Special School | Other | 0.2 miles | Good — 24 Feb 2022 |
| Avondale Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 13 Jul 2018 |
| St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Requires improvement — 3 Jul 2024 |
| St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 4 Jul 2016 |
| Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio | Secondary | 0.7 miles | Good — 29 Apr 2015 |

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #14091754
- **Address:** 20 Sunnyhurst Lane, DARWEN, BB3 1JN
- **Certificate Issued:** 05/07/2020
- **Work Completed:** 07/06/2015
- **Items:** 2 window(s), 1 door(s)