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About Higher Channels
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Higher Channels is a four-bedroom detached house in Mellor, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB2 7QB). It has a recorded floor area of 273 m² (around 2939 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 60), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £867,000 is 23.9% above the 2014 sale price. At 273 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 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 12 years since the last transfer (October 2014).
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Land
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Higher Channels's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Aug 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Higher Channels, Further Lane, Mellor, Blackburn, BB2 7QB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Higher Channels has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2016ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Ground floor rear extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£867,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 14 years.
Last sold (2014)
£700,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Further Lane homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Higher Channels outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,564
Street avg £2,045
Floor Area
273 m²
Street avg 264 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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
0.4 km
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· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 32 points of interest in total.
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Common questions
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