Merecroft, Pleasington Lane, Pleasington, Blackburn, BB2 5JH
About Merecroft
Merecroft is a five-bedroom detached house in Pleasington, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB2 5JH). It has a recorded floor area of 266 m² (around 2863 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in July 2006. At 266 m² the property is well over the postcode median (183 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2008. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £965,000 is 41.9% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£237/sq ft) was about 22.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageSingle, Integral
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Merecroft's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at Merecroft, Pleasington Lane, Pleasington, Blackburn, BB2 5JH
- Apr 2008Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Crown reduction of two trees
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/08/0204
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Sales history & valuation
Merecroft valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£965,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£680,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 July 2006Most recent
£680,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB2 5JH: £365,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BB2 5JH
The Homestead, Pleasington Lane, Pleasington, Blackburn, BB2 5JH
Sold Jan 2025
£365,000Mossfield, Pleasington Lane, Pleasington, Blackburn, BB2 5JH
Sold Dec 2024
£497,500Claremont, Pleasington Lane, Pleasington, Blackburn, BB2 5JH
Sold May 2022
£340,000Fairview, Pleasington Lane, Pleasington, Blackburn, BB2 5JH
Sold Mar 2022
£612,000West View, Pleasington Lane, Pleasington, Blackburn, BB2 5JH
Sold Aug 2021
£325,000
Versus other Pleasington Lane homes
Merecroft outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,556
Street avg £2,094
Floor Area
266 m²
Street avg 201 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 8.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Bowden Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







