5, Melrose Street
5, Melrose Street
Description & Estimates
5, Melrose Street, Darwen is recorded publicly as a period leasehold house across 895 ft2 of internal area.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 5, Melrose Street, Darwen is £124,778 and its rental estimate is £883 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Melrose Street, Darwen, BB3 falls within the BB3 postal district.
Our Data Sources
5, Melrose Street, Darwen has 31 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in November 2009 and a single entry in the EPC database dated July 2009.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 4 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 5, Melrose Street, Darwen, we estimate a market value of £131,017 and a rental value of £927 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £116,043 and £821 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 5, Melrose Street, Darwen has seen its estimated sale value increase by £1,249 (1.0%) and its estimated rental value grow by £31 per month (3.5%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 8.5%.
Energy Efficiency
5, Melrose Street, Darwen has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 30 Jul 2009.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 5, Melrose Street, Darwen completed on 16th November 2009 at £65,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a leasehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 63.0% over the period since November 2009.
- Sold Nov 2009£65,000
- Sold Dec 2001£33,200
- Sold May 2000£31,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 5, Melrose Street, Darwen have sold within a radius of 510 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 9th January 2026, was 50, Harwood Street, Darwen, BB3 1PD, a leasehold house which sold for £140,000.
Read more about house prices in BB3.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 13 addresses on Melrose Street, Darwen, BB3, 5, Melrose Street, Darwen comes out as the 8th largest and the 9th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £51k less expensive than the average property across the BB3 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 300mAvondale Primary School
- 700mHoly Trinity VC School
- 900mDarwen St James CofE Primary Academy
- 500mDarwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
- 1.1kmDarwen Aldridge Community Academy
- 1.7kmDarwen Vale High School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 5, Melrose Street, Darwen, the nearest station is Darwen, 700 metres away.
- 700mDarwen
- 4.3kmMill Hill (Lancs)
- 4.6kmCherry Tree
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
