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79 OPENSHAW DRIVE is a very large extended semi-detached house of 140m², built sometime between 1996 and 2002, which could now be worth an estimated £331,324. It was last sold for £217,500 in August 2008, which was around 81% above the average August 2008 semi-detached price in the Blackburn with Darwen local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was June 2016, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was C.
Land registry data shows one sale for 79 OPENSHAW DRIVE since 1st 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
2008 29 AUG | £217,500 | £120,242 | 81% above HPI |
79 OPENSHAW DRIVE might now be worth an estimated £331,324.
This is based on house price inflation of 52.3%, between August 2008 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 52.3% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 79 OPENSHAW DRIVE of £217,500 on 29th August 2008. For the value to have increased from £217,500 to £331,324 over the eighteen years and three months to May 2026, the following assumptions must hold true:
79 OPENSHAW DRIVE is 140m², which includes two extensions, according to the EPC inspection conducted in June 2016. This puts it in the largest 10% 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 79 OPENSHAW DRIVE lies on this distribution: 92% of semi-detached houses are smaller than 79 OPENSHAW DRIVE, and 8% of semi-detached houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Blackburn.

79 OPENSHAW DRIVE sits on a plot of roughly 0.103 of an acre, or 418m².
79 OPENSHAW DRIVE is located in BLACKBURN, in the BB1 postcode district.
Most recent sales first: