Lammack Road, Blackburn, BB1
West Midlands
£299,000
Listed on 25/08/2026
Listed on 25/08/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
DetachedArea
1550 sqftFeatures
- Garden
Description
This chain-free, three-bedroom detached home in Lammack offers generous accommodation and scope for updating. The ground floor has two reception rooms alongside a kitchen and dining area, with a utility room and a separate WC. Upstairs are three bedrooms and a family bathroom. The listing notes period details including high ceilings, decorative cornicing and traditional fireplaces, while describing the kitchen and bathroom as areas that would benefit from renovation. Freehold tenure and council tax band E are stated. The property is set on a generous plot in a residential area with local schools and amenities nearby. Its existing layout and character features provide a basis for a considered refurbishment, with the extent of work to be assessed at viewing and survey.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
52out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This substantial detached period home has plenty to work with: two generous reception rooms, fireplaces and decorative ceiling details give the project character, while the asking price of £299,000 is slightly below the local average per square foot. The dated finishes, kitchen and bathroom, plus the heavily overgrown sloping garden, offer scope for a medium-scale transformation.
The main caution is the economics: purchase and works costs look tight against local benchmarks, so the project’s appeal depends on careful budgeting and what you can achieve through the improvements. The exterior looks broadly average in the available views, though the roof and concealed fabric have not been fully assessed.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the dated interiors while retaining and showcasing the fireplaces, cornicing and other period details.
- Rework the kitchen/dining area and update the old-fashioned bathroom as part of a coherent medium-scale improvement programme.
- Clear and improve the sloping garden, making better use of its visible steps and stone retaining walls.
Key risks
- The damaged ceiling patch and worn finishes need closer inspection to establish the extent of repair required.
- The steep, heavily overgrown garden may take more work to clear and make usable than its obscured paths and retaining walls suggest.
- Purchase and works costs look tight against local benchmarks, leaving limited room for budget overruns.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Blackburn Rail Station
1.1 miles
Train · Blackburn
Ramsgreave & Wilpshire Rail Station
1.4 miles
Train · Wilpshire
Mill Hill (Lancs) Rail Station
1.8 miles
Train · Mill Hill
Cherry Tree Rail Station
2.3 miles
Train · Cherry Tree
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£1,222
Based on a loan of £224,250 over 30 years at 5.13% interest
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Price history
-8.0% since listed
£299,000£26,000(-8.0%)
22/10/2026£325,000Initial listing
25/08/2026Services
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