BB1 vs BB2: house prices per square metre compared
BB2 (Mellor) is the more expensive of the two: a median of £1,992 per m² against £1,923 in BB1 (Rishton) — BB1 is 3% cheaper per m². The figures come from 580 and 434 sales with an EPC-matched floor area in the last 12 months of HM Land Registry data.
BB1
Rishton, Blackburn
£1,923median per m²
- Median sale price
- £168,000
- Middle 60% of sales (p20–p80)
- £1,346 – £2,500
- Sales (last 12 months)
- 474
- With a matched floor area
- 434
- Mean floor area (matched sales)
- 93 m²
- Change over 10 years
- +61.2%
BB2
Mellor, Blackburn
£1,992median per m²
- 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%
Side by side
Every figure covers sales in the last 12 months, on the same dataset and the same method for both areas.
| Measure | BB1 | BB2 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price per m² | £1,923 | £1,992 | +4% |
| Median sale price | £168,000 | £165,500 | −1% |
| Sales (last 12 months) | 474 | 603 | +129 |
| Change over 10 years | +61.2% | +49.6% | −11.6 pts |
By property type
Median price per m² 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 type | BB1 | BB2 |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £2,569n = 40 | £2,628n = 128 |
| Semi-detached | £2,270n = 187 | £2,360n = 165 |
| Terraced | £1,406n = 187 | £1,412n = 260 |
| Flat | £1,678n = 20 | £1,784n = 27 |
Compare other areas
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