What type of property is 5 Church Lane, BB2 7JL?

5 Church Lane, BB2 7JL is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 5 Church Lane, BB2 7JL sell for?

5 Church Lane, BB2 7JL last sold for £290,000 in October 2019, around 7 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £250,000 in April 2005. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 5 Church Lane, BB2 7JL appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between April 2005 and October 2019, 5 Church Lane, BB2 7JL rose from £250,000 to £290,000, a change of £40,000. That works out to roughly +1% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Church Lane, BB2 7JL?

The current EPC rating for 5 Church Lane, BB2 7JL is E with a score of 44 out of 100, lodged in May 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Church Lane, BB2 7JL?

5 Church Lane, BB2 7JL has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (1,346 sq ft), around 42 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BB2 7JL. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Church Lane, BB2 7JL heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Church Lane, BB2 7JL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 5 Church Lane, BB2 7JL have?

5 Church Lane, BB2 7JL has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in August 2005 under ref. 15837. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 5 Church Lane, BB2 7JL?

5 Church Lane, BB2 7JL is in council tax band E.

Where is 5 Church Lane, BB2 7JL located?

5 Church Lane, BB2 7JL sits in Mellor, Blackburn, Blackburn. It falls within the BB2 postcode district in Lancashire.

Is 5 Church Lane, BB2 7JL in a safe area?

Police records around 5 Church Lane, BB2 7JL 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 5 Church Lane, BB2 7JL?

The closest primary school to 5 Church Lane, BB2 7JL is Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary School (168m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School (2.3km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 5 Church Lane, BB2 7JL?

The closest bus stop to 5 Church Lane, BB2 7JL is Post Office, 68m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Church Lane, Mellor, Blackburn, BB2 7JL

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

125 m²

1345 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 44

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Church Lane

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

5 Church Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Mellor, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB2 7JL). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £384,000 is 32.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 37.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2019 for £290,000.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Building

Period featuresYes
Previously extendedYes

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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.

5 Church Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E44

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Church Lane, Mellor, Blackburn, BB2 7JL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Church Lane has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 5 Church Lane, Mellor, Blackburn, BB2 7JL

1decisions1extensions2documents2nearby

Aug 2005
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
Documents
2 docs on file
Reference
15837
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

5 Church Lane changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£384,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.0% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£290,000

Growth on file: 1.0% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

3 October 2019Most recent
£290,000
-9.4%over 11 months
22 October 2018
£320,000
+28.0%over 13 years
19 April 2005
£250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB2 7JL: £225,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in BB2 7JL

On the street

Versus other Church Lane homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, 5 Church Lane runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,320

Street avg £1,909

Above

Floor Area

125 m²

Street avg 119 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.0 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.1 km

Post Office — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary School. 9 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BB2 7JL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BB2 7JL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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