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About 12 Barker Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
12 Barker Lane is a semi-detached house in Mellor, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB2 7ED). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£274/sq ft) was about 62.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 87 m² it sits well below the postcode median (125 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold August 2023 for £257,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Nov 2024
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 12 Barker Lane has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£262,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2023)
£257,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Barker Lane homes
Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
12 Barker Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,954
Street avg £2,038
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 134 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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BB2 7ED from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 55 points of interest in total.
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