26 Melville Drive, Blackburn, BB2 1DE
About 26 Melville Drive
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).
Across 2010–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. 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
Inside
- Bedrooms2
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
26 Melville Drive has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 26 Melville Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£112,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 11 years.
£86,420
Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
30 August 2021Most recent
£86,420
+25.2%over 11 years15 August 2010
£69,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB2 1DE: £77,000 (2014–2005).
Versus other Melville Drive homes
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
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Higson Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Blackburn College. 43 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.8dB