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Higher Birleyfold Farm, Saccary Lane, Mellor, Blackburn, BB1 9DW

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
237 m²
2551 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About Higher Birleyfold Farm

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Higher Birleyfold Farm is a four-bedroom detached house in Mellor, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB1 9DW). It has a recorded floor area of 237 m² (around 2551 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

Held since April 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £810,000 sits 132.1% above the 2001 sale of £349,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£137/sq ft) was about 43% below the postcode norm.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms3
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • DrivewayYes
  • LandYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Higher Birleyfold Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2024from Apr 2009
EPC improved fromF27toE51
Roof
Very PoorAverage

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
21%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseFreeholdEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Higher Birleyfold Farm, Saccary Lane, Mellor, Blackburn, BB1 9DW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Higher Birleyfold Farm has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate

£810,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2001)

£349,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 April 2001Most recent

    £349,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB1 9DW: £705,000 (2023–2008).

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On the street

Versus other Saccary Lane homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Higher Birleyfold Farm lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,473

Street avg £2,498

Strongly below

Floor Area

237 m²

Street avg 270 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 9 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 14.9 t/year

On par
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Court Grove, Clayton Le Dale

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5 bed2 bath
£398k

1 Albany Drive, Salesbury

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£241k

1 Beaver Close, Wilpshire

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Blackburn district page.
Full Blackburn report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

3/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.8 km

Showley Road — bus stop.

Closest school

1.6 km

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston. 7 schools nearby.

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FAQ

Common questions

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