20 Elswick Gardens, Mellor, Blackburn, BB2 7JD
About 20 Elswick Gardens
20 Elswick Gardens is a detached house in Mellor, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB2 7JD). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since July 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1996–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £363,000 sits 120% above the 2003 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£131/sq ft) was about 42.5% below the postcode norm. At 117 m² it's 15.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (138 m² median across 12 EPCs).
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Oct 2024
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Planning history
20 Elswick Gardens 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.
Sales history & valuation
20 Elswick Gardens's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£363,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 7 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
10 July 2003Most recent
£165,000
+53.5%over 6 years8 September 1996
£107,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB2 7JD: £420,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BB2 7JD
15 Elswick Gardens, Mellor, Blackburn, BB2 7JD
Sold Jun 2025
£445,0002 Elswick Gardens, Mellor, Blackburn, BB2 7JD
Sold Jun 2025
£425,00018 Elswick Gardens, Mellor, Blackburn, BB2 7JD
Sold Feb 2023
£420,00011 Elswick Gardens, Mellor, Blackburn, BB2 7JD
Sold Jun 2021
£360,00016 Elswick Gardens, Mellor, Blackburn, BB2 7JD
Sold Mar 2021
£399,950
Versus other Elswick Gardens homes
On price per m², 20 Elswick Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,410
Street avg £2,728
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Millstone — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB







