BB2 vs BB3: house prices per square metre compared

BB2 (Mellor) is the more expensive of the two: a median of £1,992 per against £1,783 in BB3 (Lower Darwen)BB3 is 10% cheaper per . The figures come from 580 and 397 sales with an EPC-matched floor area in the last 12 months of HM Land Registry data.

BB2

Mellor, Blackburn

High confidence

£1,992median per

Median sale price
£165,500
Middle 60% of sales (p20–p80)
£1,299 – £2,661
Sales (last 12 months)
603
With a matched floor area
580
Mean floor area (matched sales)
95 m²
Change over 10 years
+49.6%
New-build premium
+40%
All BB2 sold prices

BB3

Lower Darwen, Darwen

High confidence

£1,783median per

Median sale price
£157,000
Middle 60% of sales (p20–p80)
£1,331 – £2,437
Sales (last 12 months)
443
With a matched floor area
397
Mean floor area (matched sales)
92 m²
Change over 10 years
+59.4%
All BB3 sold prices

Side by side

Every figure covers sales in the last 12 months, on the same dataset and the same method for both areas.

BB2 compared with BB3
MeasureBB2BB3Difference
Median price per m²£1,992£1,783−10%
Median sale price£165,500£157,000−5%
Sales (last 12 months)603443−160
Change over 10 years+49.6%+59.4%+9.8 pts

By property type

Median price per for each property type sold in the last 12 months. Only types with matched sales are listed, and a dash means too few sales to publish.

Property typeBB2BB3
Detached£2,628n = 128£2,569n = 59
Semi-detached£2,360n = 165£2,420n = 74
Terraced£1,412n = 260£1,538n = 257
Flat£1,784n = 27

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