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About 8 Melville Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Melville Drive is an end-of-terrace house in Blackburn (BB2 1DE). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 48 m² this is the 13th smallest of 48 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–105 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 48 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a C (score 70).
At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (77 m² across 47 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.0 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.
8 Melville Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£120,000
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.
Versus other Melville Drive homes
Four headline reads against 22 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 8 Melville Drive runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
70 (C)
Street avg 74 (C)
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 52 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.7dB
Everything within walking distance
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