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About 26 Melville Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
26 Melville Drive is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Blackburn (BB2 1DE). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £112,000 is 29.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£104/sq ft) was about 18.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £86,420. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C75
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 26 Melville Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£112,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2021)
£86,420
Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Melville Drive homes
Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
26 Melville Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,122
Street avg £915
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Higson Street — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BB2 1DE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 73 points of interest in total.
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