Carterfold, Myerscough Road, Mellor Brook, Blackburn, BB2 7LB
About Carterfold
Carterfold is a detached house in Mellor Brook, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB2 7LB). It has a recorded floor area of 350 m² (around 3767 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a G (score 17), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 350 m² the property is well over the postcode median (139 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2005–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at -1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £555,000 sits 236.4% above the 2020 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£44/sq ft) was about 75.1% below the postcode norm. Sold October 2020 for £165,000.
Energy performance
Carterfold sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Carterfold 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
Carterfold's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£555,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.0% per year over 15 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: -1.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
4 October 2020Most recent
£165,000
-14.4%over 15 years24 May 2005
£192,785
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB2 7LB: £206,000 (2025–2006).
Nearby sales in BB2 7LB
Broomholm, Myerscough Road, Mellor Brook, Blackburn, BB2 7LB
Sold Mar 2025
£232,0001 Hawthorn Cottages, Myerscough Road, Mellor Brook, Blackburn, BB2 7LB
Sold May 2023
£380,0002 Hawthorn Cottages, Myerscough Road, Mellor Brook, Blackburn, BB2 7LB
Sold Nov 2015
£206,000Mayfair, Myerscough Road, Mellor Brook, Blackburn, BB2 7LB
Sold Feb 2007
£203,000
Versus other Myerscough Road homes
On price per m², Carterfold runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£471
Street avg £2,173
Floor Area
350 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
33.0 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Feilden Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB







