Blackburn

Area Guide For Blackburn

Blackburn is a large town in Lancashire, England. It lies to the north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, 9 miles (14 km) east of the city of Preston, 27 miles (43 km) north-northwest of the city of Manchester. and is 13 miles (21 km) north of the border with Greater Manchester. Blackburn is bounded to the south by Darwen, with which it forms the unitary authority area of Blackburn with Darwen, Blackburn being the administrative centre. At the time of the UK Government's 2001 census, Blackburn had a population of 105,085, whilst the wider borough of Blackburn with Darwen had a population of 140,700. A former mill town, textiles have been produced in Blackburn since the middle of the 13th century, when wool was woven in people's houses in the domestic system. Flemish weavers who settled in the area during the 14th century helped to develop the woollen cottage industry in the region. James Hargreaves, inventor of the spinning jenny, was a weaver in Blackburn. The most rapid period of growth and development in Blackburn's history coincided with the industrialisation and expansion of textile manufacturing.

 
 

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Estimated Price: £133,796
Average Asking Price: £162,873
Price change in last one year: £7,026
Average Price Paid: £123,552
Average Rent Rates: £511

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Blackburn

Average Price for property in Blackburn is around £133,796 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £256,896 for detached house to around £141,305 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £87,476 and a flat is worth £105,545. Values have been changing and have risen £1,254 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £4,314 in last 6 months, £7,026 in last 1 year, £10,990 in last 2 years, £10,969 in last 3 years, £6,538 in last 4 years and £6,542 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Blackburn is around £162,873 based on approximately 1,177 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 196 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £511 per month.

Estimated property value in Blackburn is £133,796. Average asking price is £162,873 while average price paid is £126,245 which is up by £7,026 and Avg. asking rent £511.Based on an Online Survey

Buyers are willing to pay high dollar prices to grab these properties because of the recent trend in real estate investment especially in Blackburn area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £126,245 based on approximately 1,177 sales in Blackburn area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 3,651 properties where buyers paid around £124,731. It has been same for some time now for e.g. if you take an average of amount paid in last 5 years, it comes to around £123,552 for 6,084 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 8,719 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £123,522 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Blackburn

 
 

Breakdown of asking prices for homes of different sizes show that price varies clearly based on no of bedrooms and type of house. Asking price for a house with 1 bedroom is around £75,925, £97,246 for a 2 bedroom house, £136,655 for a 3 bedroom house, £276,612 for a 4 bedroom house and £427,058 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £58,304 for a single bedroom to £108,151 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £87,500 and £55,000 for a 4 bedroom flat. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Blackburn it comes to around average £65,017 for 1 bedroom property, £98,387 for 2 bedroom, £136,423 for 3 bedroom, £275,192 for 4 bedroom and £427,058 for a 5 bedroom property.

Rent per calendar month varies similarly based on type and size of the house. If you look at the rents per month for houses alone it can vary from £423 for 1 bedroom to £435 for 2 bedrooms, £527 for 3 bedrooms, £700 for 4 bedrooms and £1,134 for 5 bedrooms house. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £387. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £467 and £464 for 3 bedroom. You should be generally be expecting around average £392 rent per month for single bedroom property, £441 for 2 bedroom, £524 for 3 bedroom, £700 for 4 bedroom and approximately £1,134 for a 5 bedroom property in Blackburn area.

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Disclaimer : Location real estate estimates and values are based on House price index background data and Sales data provided by United Kingdom Land registry Records available as public records from their website. This information is updated monthly on our website and may not reflect all public transactions. This information is based on estimated calculation generated from our developed algorithms. We are striving to make this information as accurate and useful as possible. This data covers the transactions received at Land Registry in the period 1/1/1995 to 9/1/2014. © Crown copyright 2014. Data produced by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2014.

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