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Cooks Farm, Further Lane, Mellor, Blackburn, BB2 7QB

Notable views1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
316 m²
3401 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band H
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Cooks Farm

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

Cooks Farm is a five-bedroom detached house in Mellor, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB2 7QB). It has a recorded floor area of 316 m² (around 3401 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot.

At 316 m² the property is well over the postcode median (192 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £966,000 is 31% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£217/sq ft) was about 36.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2019 at £737,500.

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • GarageDouble
  • LandYes
  • Notable viewsYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Cooks Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
19.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildDetached over 300m²No mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Cooks Farm, Further Lane, Mellor, Blackburn, BB2 7QB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

1 application on record at Cooks Farm, Further Lane, Mellor, Blackburn, BB2 7QB

1decisions1extensions27documents2nearby
Flagged:Demolition
  1. Dec 2019
    DemolitionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey

    Proposed demolition of existing coal shed/plant room and construction of single-storey extension linked to dwelling; proposed single-storey, three-car garage and alterations to existing vehicular access.

    Extension
    Documents
    27 docs on file
    Reference
    31162
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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.

Cooks Farm's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£966,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2019)

£737,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 April 2019Most recent

    £737,500

  2. 6 April 2006

    £735,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB2 7QB: £650,000 (2024–2014).

On the street

Versus other Further Lane homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, Cooks Farm stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,334

Street avg £2,091

On par

Floor Area

316 m²

Street avg 255 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

11 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

19.0 t/year

Street avg 15.4 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Cooks Farm

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

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

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1 Acrefield

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£372k

1 Beardwood Drive

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1 Brookfield, Mellor

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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

0.4 km

Alum Scar Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

2.4 km

Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BB2 7QB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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