What type of property is 17 Barker Lane, BB2 7ED?

17 Barker Lane, BB2 7ED is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 17 Barker Lane, BB2 7ED sell for?

17 Barker Lane, BB2 7ED last sold for £159,950 in August 2004, around 22 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Barker Lane, BB2 7ED have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Barker Lane, BB2 7ED is E with a score of 53 out of 100, lodged in September 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Barker Lane, BB2 7ED?

17 Barker Lane, BB2 7ED has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (980 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 25% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BB2 7ED. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Barker Lane, BB2 7ED heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Barker Lane, BB2 7ED records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Barker Lane, BB2 7ED?

17 Barker Lane, BB2 7ED is in council tax band C.

Where is 17 Barker Lane, BB2 7ED located?

17 Barker Lane, BB2 7ED sits in Mellor, Blackburn, Blackburn. It falls within the BB2 postcode district in Lancashire.

Is 17 Barker Lane, BB2 7ED in a safe area?

Police records around 17 Barker Lane, BB2 7ED show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 39% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Barker Lane, BB2 7ED?

The closest primary school to 17 Barker Lane, BB2 7ED is Lammack Primary School (440m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Pleckgate High School (778m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 17 Barker Lane, BB2 7ED?

The closest bus stop to 17 Barker Lane, BB2 7ED is Barker Lane, 158m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Barker Lane, Mellor, Blackburn, BB2 7ED

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

91 m²

980 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 53

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Barker Lane

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Barker Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Mellor, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB2 7ED). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 91 m² it's 26.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (125 m² median across 30 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £234,000 is 46.3% above the 2004 sale price.

Specifications

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

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Heating systemElectric

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Energy

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 23 Sept 2023

EPC Rating

E53

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Barker Lane, Mellor, Blackburn, BB2 7ED, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Barker Lane 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Current estimate

£234,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2004)

£159,950

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

5 August 2004Most recent
£159,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB2 7ED: £280,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in BB2 7ED

On the street

Versus other Barker Lane homes

Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Barker Lane outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,758

Street avg £2,079

Below

Floor Area

91 m²

Street avg 134 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£212k

1 Columbia Way

BB2 7DT

3 bed1 bath

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1 Carr Lane Cottages, Carr Lane, Balderstone

BB2 7LN

3 bed1 bath

£214k

1 Alberta Close

BB2 7DU

2 bed1 bath

£298k

1 Carter Fold, Mellor

BB2 7ER

2 bed1 bath

£310k

1 Brookfield, Mellor

BB2 7JN

4 bed2 bath

£372k

1 Beardwood Drive

BB2 7AH

4 bed

£383k

1 Acrefield

BB2 7BJ

4 bed

£410k

1 Beardwood Meadow

BB2 7BH

4 bed3 bath

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.

Full Blackburn report

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

Barker Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Lammack Primary School. 25 schools nearby.

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Noise

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

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BB2 7ED

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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