38, OBSERVATORY ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 3HE - £93,000

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38 OBSERVATORY ROAD is a very small semi-detached house of 63m², built sometime between 1950 and 1966, which could now be worth an estimated £168,396. It was last sold for £93,000 in February 2006, which was around 8% below the average February 2006 semi-detached price in the Blackburn with Darwen local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was July 2026, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.

38 OBSERVATORY ROAD Sold Prices

Land registry data shows one sale for 38 OBSERVATORY ROAD since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the one sale, along with the average semi-detached price in the Blackburn with Darwen local authority area for the corresponding sale date. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2006 16 FEB	£93,000	£101,158	8% below HPI

What might 38 OBSERVATORY ROAD be worth now?

38 OBSERVATORY ROAD might now be worth an estimated £168,396.

This is based on house price inflation of 81.1%, between February 2006 and May 2026, 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 81.1% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 38 OBSERVATORY ROAD of £93,000 on 16th February 2006. For the value to have increased from £93,000 to £168,396 over the nineteen years and nine months to May 2026, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 38 OBSERVATORY ROAD has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Blackburn with Darwen local authority area.
• The February 2006 sale price of £93,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 38 OBSERVATORY ROAD has not materially changed since February 2006.

How Large is 38 OBSERVATORY ROAD?

38 OBSERVATORY ROAD is 63m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in July 2026. This puts it in the smallest 20% of semi-detached houses in Blackburn, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses by size in Blackburn, and where 38 OBSERVATORY ROAD lies on this distribution: 13% of semi-detached houses are smaller than 38 OBSERVATORY ROAD, and 87% of semi-detached houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Blackburn.

Where is 38 OBSERVATORY ROAD?

38 OBSERVATORY ROAD is located in BLACKBURN, in the BB2 postcode district.