Lower Warble Hey, Barker Lane, Mellor, Blackburn, BB2 7ED

Lower Warble Hey is a detached house in Mellor, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB2 7ED). It has a recorded floor area of 368 m² (around 3961 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in November 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 368 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £542,000 sits 66.8% above the 2007 sale of £325,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£82/sq ft) was about 51.6% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.