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2 bed house for sale Mercer Crescent, Helmshore, BB4

Asking price

£195,000

Added on 07/10/2026

Type: Semi-detached
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 1
Size: £696 per sq ft
Tenure: Freehold

Council tax Band B £1,960 a year

Highlights

From the agent's description

Chain free
Driveway
Large garden
Fireplace

About this property

SET BACK FROM MERCER CRESCENT BY A LONG DRIVEWAY AND ENJOYING A LARGE, SOUTH FACING REAR GARDEN WITH VIEWS TOWARDS MUSBURY TOR. THIS EARLY 1980's BUILT SEMI-DETACHED HOUSE IS OFFERED WITH NO ONWARD CHAIN AND BENEFITS FROM GAS COMBINATION CENTRAL HEATING TOGETHER WITH A STYLISH MODERN WHITE BATHROOM.

Situated midway between Jubilee Road and Gregory Fold, the house is ideally placed for access to the A56(M) and onward motorway links for the M66 (then M60) South and the M65 (then M6) North. Popular local schools including Helmshore Primary are within easy reach with local shops at Broadway within a quarter mile radius.

Floorplan

Council tax

Band B £1,960 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,680
Band B

This home: £1,960
Band C

£2,240
Band D

£2,520
Band E

£3,080
Band F

£3,640
Band G

£4,200
Band H

£5,040

This home is in band B, which costs £1,960 a year in Rossendale for 2026/27. The band is from the agent's description, so check it before you rely on it.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Rossendale, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Price guide

This home

£696 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£223 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£128 / sq ft

£696 / sq ft

£328 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

£696 per sq ft, above 9 in 10 recent sales in BB4 (£128–£328, 10th–90th percentile, 1,196 sales over 24 months).

Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 1,196 homes sold in BB4 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price. All sold £/sq ft in BB4 →

Location

Mercer Crescent, Helmshore, BB4

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £195,000

£97k £293k

Deposit10% £20,000

£0 £195k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £175,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £39,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
91, Mercer Crescent Semi-detached	Semi-detached	May 2026	538 sq ft £409/sq ft	538 sq ft	£409	£220,000
84, Mercer Crescent Detached	Detached	Sept 2024	1,076 sq ft £266/sq ft	1,076 sq ft	£266	£286,000
90, Mercer Crescent Detached	Detached	Jan 2022	861 sq ft £348/sq ft	861 sq ft	£348	£299,950
103, Mercer Crescent Detached	Detached	Apr 2019	893 sq ft £229/sq ft	893 sq ft	£229	£205,000
115, Mercer Crescent Detached	Detached	Oct 2018	990 sq ft £237/sq ft	990 sq ft	£237	£235,000
103, Mercer Crescent Detached	Detached	May 2018	893 sq ft £215/sq ft	893 sq ft	£215	£192,000
84, Mercer Crescent Detached	Detached	Apr 2018	1,076 sq ft £190/sq ft	1,076 sq ft	£190	£205,000
87, Mercer Crescent Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Feb 2018	549 sq ft £226/sq ft	549 sq ft	£226	£124,000