Vale Mill, Unit 10, Emerald Street, Blackburn, BB1 9QJ
About Vale Mill
Vale Mill is a mid-terrace house in Blackburn (BB1 9QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
At 79 m² it's 18.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 3 refused.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 applications on record at Vale Mill, Unit 10, Emerald Street, Blackburn, BB1 9QJ
- Nov 2000FullOutcome in report
Erection of an 18 metre slimline lattice mast with 6 x cross-polar antennas, 2 x microwave dishes and equipment cabin at its base
- Documents
- 37 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/00/0703
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsJan 2009Decision
- New BuildJul 2005Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Vale Mill has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£155,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB1 9QJ: £78,000 (2025–2017).
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Versus other Emerald Street homes
EPC Rating for Vale Mill lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 70 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Roe Lee Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Roe Lee Park Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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