DOWLAND, WHITECROFT LANE, MELLOR, BLACKBURN, BB2 7HA - £267,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

DOWLAND is a very small detached house of 70m², built sometime between 1950 and 1966, which could now be worth an estimated £268,494. It was last sold for £267,000 in September 2023, which was around 37% below the average September 2023 detached price in the Ribble Valley local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was April 2022, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was A.

DOWLAND Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for DOWLAND since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average detached price in the Ribble Valley local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the three DOWLAND sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2023 29 SEP	£267,000	£425,748	37% below HPI
2022 20 OCT	£260,000	£410,995	37% below HPI
2009 22 DEC	£155,000	£312,417	50% below HPI

DOWLAND Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Ribble Valley local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The three DOWLAND sales between December 2009 and September 2023 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the October 2022 sale was for 37% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 37% below the HPI over time, until the September 2023 sale, which was also at 37% below the HPI.

What might DOWLAND be worth now?

DOWLAND might now be worth an estimated £268,494.

This is based on house price inflation of 0.6%, between September 2023 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Ribble Valley local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 0.6% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for DOWLAND of £267,000 on 29th September 2023. For the value to have increased from £267,000 to £268,494 over the nine months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of DOWLAND has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Ribble Valley local authority area.
• The September 2023 sale price of £267,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of DOWLAND has not materially changed since September 2023.

How Large is DOWLAND?

DOWLAND is 70m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in April 2022. This puts it in the smallest 10% of detached houses houses in Mellor, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Mellor, and where DOWLAND lies on this distribution: 7% of detached houses houses are smaller than DOWLAND, and 93% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Mellor.

DOWLAND: Plot and Title Map

DOWLAND sits on a plot of roughly 0.097 of an acre, or 393m². The below map shows the location of DOWLAND, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of DOWLAND). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is DOWLAND?

DOWLAND is located on WHITECROFT LANE in MELLOR, in the BB2 postcode district. The below map shows the position of DOWLAND on WHITECROFT LANE.