70, Empress Street, Accrington occupies a 88 m² plot as recorded by HM Land Registry.

Of the 58 other houses in this postcode, 56 have recorded plot sizes, and this one ranks as the 16th largest.

70, Empress Street, Accrington has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 27 Apr 2012.

The property is not connected to mains gas and has partial double glazing. It is heated using a boiler and radiators (mains gas).

70, Empress Street, Accrington last changed hands on 1st June 2012, selling for £64,000. The transaction was logged as a leasehold house by HM Land Registry.

In total it has sold 3 times since 1995.

The market for similar properties has risen by 108.7% since June 2012.

• Sold Jun 2012£64,000
• Sold Aug 2001£16,000
• Sold Oct 1997£15,000

Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 108 sales of comparable properties within 480 metres of 70, Empress Street, Accrington since 2011.

Most recently, 36, Craven Street, Accrington, BB5 0SE, a leasehold house, sold at £159,000 on the 26th November 2025.

Read more about house prices in BB5.

• Sold Nov 2025£159,000 | 3 Bed House36, Craven Street, Accrington, BB5 0SE36, Craven Street, Accrington, BB5 0SE
• Sold Oct 2025£85,000 | 3 Bed House13, Empress Street, Accrington, BB5 1SG13, Empress Street, Accrington, BB5 1SG
• Sold Oct 2025£92,500 | 3 Bed House28, Emma Street, Accrington, BB5 1SW28, Emma Street, Accrington, BB5 1SW
• Sold Aug 2025£85,000 | 3 Bed House18, Hyndburn Street, Accrington, BB5 1SF18, Hyndburn Street, Accrington, BB5 1SF
• Sold Jun 2025£56,000 | 3 Bed House9, Empress Street, Accrington, BB5 1SG9, Empress Street, Accrington, BB5 1SG
• Sold Feb 2025£57,000 | 3 Bed House32, Monk Street, Accrington, BB5 1SR32, Monk Street, Accrington, BB5 1SR
• Sold Aug 2024£50,000 | 3 Bed House36, Monk Street, Accrington, BB5 1SR36, Monk Street, Accrington, BB5 1SR
• Sold Aug 2024£75,000 | 3 Bed House50, Monk Street, Accrington, BB5 1SR50, Monk Street, Accrington, BB5 1SR
• Sold Dec 2023£50,000 | 3 Bed House32, Empress Street, Accrington, BB5 1SG32, Empress Street, Accrington, BB5 1SG
• Sold Mar 2023£50,000 | 3 Bed House36, Emma Street, Accrington, BB5 1SW36, Emma Street, Accrington, BB5 1SW
• Sold Jun 2022£87,000 | 3 Bed House48, Emma Street, Accrington, BB5 1SW48, Emma Street, Accrington, BB5 1SW
• Sold Apr 2022£82,999 | 3 Bed House30, Monk Street, Accrington, BB5 1SR30, Monk Street, Accrington, BB5 1SR
• Sold May 2021£74,000 | 3 Bed House52, Emma Street, Accrington, BB5 1SW52, Emma Street, Accrington, BB5 1SW
• Sold Jul 2019£65,000 | 3 Bed House16, Monk Street, Accrington, BB5 1SR16, Monk Street, Accrington, BB5 1SR
• Sold Mar 2019£65,000 | 3 Bed House10, Princess Street, Accrington, BB5 1SP10, Princess Street, Accrington, BB5 1SP
• Sold Mar 2019£47,250 | 3 Bed House14, Monk Street, Accrington, BB5 1SR14, Monk Street, Accrington, BB5 1SR
• Sold Aug 2018£45,000 | 3 Bed House94, Empress Street, Accrington, BB5 1SG94, Empress Street, Accrington, BB5 1SG
• Sold Apr 2018£55,000 | 3 Bed House48, Monk Street, Accrington, BB5 1SR48, Monk Street, Accrington, BB5 1SR
• Sold Jan 2017£50,000 | 3 Bed House15, Empress Street, Accrington, BB5 1SG15, Empress Street, Accrington, BB5 1SG
• Sold Sep 2011£73,000 | 3 Bed House31, Empress Street, Accrington, BB5 1SG31, Empress Street, Accrington, BB5 1SG

Our analysis of the public data ranks 70, Empress Street, Accrington as the 32nd largest and the 35th most expensive of the 58 addresses on Empress Street, Accrington, BB5.

Against the BB5 postcode district average, it is £74k less expensive than the typical property.

• Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church

  300 m away
• Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School

  300 m away
• Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School

  700 m away

• Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn

  900 m away
• Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School

  1.0 km away
• Rhyddings

  1.0 km away

• Church & Oswaldtwistle

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  600 m away
• Accrington

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  800 m away
• Rishton

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  2.7 km away

Environment Agency data suggests this area has a Very Low risk of flooding.