BL7 9 house prices are built from 6,827 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 16 Jun 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £149,995. Across the 10 years from 2016 to 2026 the median moved +37.1% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -1.8%.
Median price paid
£149,995
Change in cash, 2016–2026
+37.1%
Change in real terms
-1.8%
Median per m²
£1,731
HM Land Registry6,827 sales131 with floor areaLatest sale 16 Jun 2026
Section 01
How BL7 9 prices moved
The chart tracks the median BL7 9 house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2026. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | £59,995 | £133,217 |
| 2000s | 10 | £146,125 | £266,197 |
| 2010s | 10 | £160,000 | £225,600 |
| 2020s | 7 | £245,000 | £250,326 |
The highest yearly median on record for BL7 9 is £267,500 in 2025; the lowest is £57,000 in 1995. Across the full 32-year record the cash median has moved from £57,000 to £240,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £126,567, so the real change over the whole record is +89.6% — about +2.09% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +37.1% in cash against -1.8% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Dunscar Grange | 16 Jun 2026 | Detached | £410,000 | £410,000 |
| 19 Hardmans | 12 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 38 Briggs Fold Road | 4 Jun 2026 | Detached | £370,000 | £370,000 |
| 18 Higher Dunscar | 29 May 2026 | Detached | £510,000 | £510,000 |
| 2 Clarendon Gardens | 29 May 2026 | Detached | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 29 Hardmans | 19 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £205,000 | £205,000 |
| 48 Higher Shady Lane | 15 May 2026 | Detached | £342,000 | £342,000 |
| 78 Hillside Avenue | 11 May 2026 | Detached | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 31 Cox Green Road | 11 May 2026 | Terraced | £274,600 | £274,600 |
| 315 Blackburn Road | 7 May 2026 | Terraced | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 38 Kiln Brow | 5 May 2026 | Detached | £445,000 | £445,000 |
| 132 Hough Lane | 1 May 2026 | Terraced | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 594 Darwen Road | 27 Apr 2026 | Detached | £900,870 | £900,870 |
| DEWHURST FARM HOUSE Blackburn Road | 27 Apr 2026 | Detached | £485,000 | £485,000 |
| 19 Conningsby Close | 24 Apr 2026 | Detached | £415,000 | £415,000 |
| 40 Somersby Drive | 24 Apr 2026 | Detached | £360,000 | £360,000 |
| 303 Darwen Road | 24 Apr 2026 | Terraced | £157,500 | £157,500 |
| 124 Valley Mill | 24 Apr 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £122,500 | £122,500 |
| 38 Longworth Road | 1 Apr 2026 | Terraced | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 211 BROOK MILL Threadfold Way | 27 Mar 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £188,921 | £188,921 |
| 486 Darwen Road | 23 Mar 2026 | Terraced | £170,000 | £170,000 |
| 11 Delph Avenue | 20 Mar 2026 | Semi-detached | £238,000 | £238,000 |
| 22 Stonesteads Way | 17 Mar 2026 | Terraced | £185,000 | £185,000 |
| 334 Darwen Road | 13 Mar 2026 | Terraced | £215,000 | £215,000 |
| 50 Bromley Cross Road | 13 Mar 2026 | Semi-detached | £207,500 | £207,500 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to BL7 9 values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Dunscar Grange | £295,000 (2005) | £410,000 (2026) | +1.6% | -1.3% |
| 19 Hardmans | £59,000 (1999) | £245,000 (2026) | +5.4% | +2.7% |
| 38 Briggs Fold Road | £210,000 (2012) | £370,000 (2026) | +4.1% | +1.2% |
| 2 Clarendon Gardens | £368,350 (2008) | £500,000 (2026) | +1.7% | -1.2% |
| 18 Higher Dunscar | £440,000 (2022) | £510,000 (2026) | +3.8% | +0.0% |
| 48 Higher Shady Lane | £211,000 (2014) | £342,000 (2026) | +4.1% | +1.0% |
| 78 Hillside Avenue | £99,999 (2017) | £500,000 (2026) | +19.6% | +15.6% |
| 31 Cox Green Road | £50,750 (1997) | £274,600 (2026) | +6.0% | +3.3% |
| 315 Blackburn Road | £127,000 (2018) | £210,000 (2026) | +6.5% | +2.7% |
| 38 Kiln Brow | £175,000 (2002) | £445,000 (2026) | +4.0% | +1.2% |
| 132 Hough Lane | £46,000 (2005) | £235,000 (2026) | +8.1% | +5.0% |
| 594 Darwen Road | £137,500 (1997) | £900,870 (2026) | +6.7% | +4.0% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. BL7 9 is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 2,168 | 31.8% | £121,000 | £10,000 – £610,000 |
| Detached | 2,156 | 31.6% | £232,500 | £23,000 – £2,750,000 |
| Semi-detached | 1,735 | 25.4% | £148,000 | £15,000 – £785,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 768 | 11.2% | £134,500 | £18,880 – £455,000 |
Section 05
How big homes are in BL7 9
Energy Performance Certificates record a floor area for every home that has been surveyed, sold or let — far more homes than have changed hands. 1,133 certificates cover BL7 9, and their median floor area is 86 m².
The median across the whole register is 76 m², so homes here are larger than average — +13.2%. Size explains a large part of why one area's median price sits above another's, which is why the price per square metre further up this page is the fairer comparison.
| Measure | Floor area | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Median floor area | 86 m² | about 926 sq ft |
| Smaller quarter, up to | 70 m² | about 753 sq ft |
| Larger quarter, from | 117 m² | about 1,259 sq ft |
| Under 60 m² | 12.1% | 137 homes |
| 150 m² and over | 11.8% | 134 homes |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in BL7 9
4,756 of the sales on record are leasehold and 2,071 freehold — 69.7% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
The median leasehold sale is £139,500 and the median freehold sale £185,000 — a gap of +32.6%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 4,756 | 69.7% | £139,500 |
| Freehold | 2,071 | 30.3% | £185,000 |
| New build | 662 | 9.7% | £134,000 |
| Existing home | 6,165 | 90.3% | £151,000 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -11.3%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 316 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 09
How BL7 9 compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. BL7 9 sits below that national figure — -4.8%.
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,731 per square metre, across 131 of the 6,827 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £10,000 to £2,750,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Other sectors in BL7
The wider district is BL7.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in BL7 9?
The median price paid in BL7 9 across every sale on the register is £149,995. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in BL7 9?
6,827 sales are on record for BL7 9, the most recent completing on 16 Jun 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have BL7 9 house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +37.1% between 2016 and 2026. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -1.8%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were BL7 9 house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £267,500, set in 2025. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in BL7 9?
£1,731 per square metre, from the 131 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 16 Jun 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “BL7 9 house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.