DESPITE having a reputation of being a property bargains hot-spot, East Lancashire is home to some very expensive houses.

And over the last ten years more than 30 properties, with price tags in excess of £1million, have been bought and sold across the region.

From the Ribble Valley to Blackburn and Rossendale to Pendle, we've put together the 39 most expensive detached homes to have sold since March 2011.

So if you've ever wondered what sort of house you could buy if you won the lottery, then look no further.

The most expensive house sold in 2011 was Megitta House, Kenyon Lane, Blackburn, which went for a mighty £1,200,000.

While in 2020, the most expensive house sale was £1,625,000 for 41 Clitheroe Road in Clitheroe.

Here are the most expensive house sales in East Lancashire over the last 10 years:

  • Millwood Manor, Franklin Hill, Blackburn, BB6 8HY. Sold on July 20 2012 for £3,000,000.
  • Staple Oak, Trough Road, Clitheroe, BB7 3BG. Sold on August 7 2013 for £1,999,950.
Staple Oak

Staple Oak

  • Dinckley Grange Barn, Ribchester Road, Blackburn, BB6 8AH. Sold on March 5 2019 for £1,735,000.
  • Middlewood, Worston Road, Clitheroe, BB7 4GR. Sold on June 13 2013 for £1,725,000.
  • 41 Clitheroe Road, Clitheroe, BB7 9AD. Sold on April 15 2020 for £1,625,000.
  • Torver House, Osbaldeston Lane, Blackburn, BB2 7LT. Sold January 3 2014 for £1,600,000.
  • Fellside, Stonyhurst, Clitheroe, BB7 9QY. Sold on November 10 2017 for £1,430,0
Fellside, Clitheroe

Fellside, Clitheroe

  • Page Fold Barn, Cross Lane, Clitheroe, BB7 3JH. Sold on November 26 2015 for £1,400,000.
  • White Hall, Green Lane, Clitheroe, BB7 4RL. Sold on March 28 2013 for £1,400,000.
  • Old Tannery, Edisford Road, Clitheroe, BB7 3HU. Sold on December 20 2016 for £1,375,000 .
  • 1 Bennetts Close, Clitheroe, BB7 9YD. Sold on May 16 2018 for £1,356,000.
  • Mickledore, Haslingden Old Road, Rossendale, BB4 8RS. Sold on July 29 2011 for £1,350,000.
Mickeldore, Rossendale

Mickeldore, Rossendale

  • Wilkinson Fold, Clitheroe, BB7 4DB. Sold on August 13 2018 for £1,325,000.
  • Shay Cross, Old Back Lane, Clitheroe, BB7 9BS. Sold on July 24 2014 for £1,295,000.
  • The Hollies, Alden Road, Rossendale, BB4 4AQ. Sold on June 30 2016 for £1,275,000.
  • Barraclough House, Whalley Road, Clitheroe, BB7 1PP. Sold on July 12 2018 for £1,275,000.
  • Bay Gate House, Clitheroe, BB7 4PQ. Sold on December 1 2017 for £1,210,000.
  • Forest House, 12 College Lane, Rossendale, BB4 7LA. Sold on November 28 2018 for £1,200,000
Forest House, Rossendale

Forest House, Rossendale

  • 5 Bennetts Close, Clitheroe, BB7 9YD. Sold on December 16 2016 for £1,200,000.
  • Megitta House, Kenyon Lane, Blackburn, BB6 8AN. Sold on November 7 2011 for £1,200,000.
  • 2 Bennetts Close, Clitheroe, BB7 9YD. Sold on December 9 2016 for £1,195,000.
  • Bobbin Hall, Shire Lane, Clitheroe, BB7 9QR. Sold on May 30 2014 for £1,175,000.
  • Middle Lees Barn, Whitewell Road, Clitheroe, BB7 3DG. Sold on September 23 2019 for £1,150,000.
  • Greenacre, Whiteacre Lane, Clitheroe, BB7 9BL. Sold on July 5 2019 for £1,150,000.
  • Newton Hall, Clitheroe, BB7 3DY. Sold on September 5 2016 for £1,087,500.
  • 3 Bennetts Close, Clitheroe, BB7 9YD. Sold on July 7 2016 for £1,075,000.
  • Luscombe, 4 Bennetts Close, Clitheroe, BB7 9YD. Sold on September 9 2017 for £1,075,000.
  • Braddyll House, Franklin Hill, Blackburn, BB6 8HY. Sold on January 31 2020 for £1,050,000.
Braddyll House, Blackburn

Braddyll House, Blackburn

  • Hodder View Chalet, Chipping Road, Clitheroe, BB7 3LP. Sold on April 11 2014 for £1,050,000.
  • 1 Maple Close, Clitheroe, BB7 9AG. Sold on December 3 2019 for £1,050,000.
  • Fairview, Kenyon Lane, Blackburn, BB6 8AN. Sold on November 10 2017 for £1,015,000.
  • Fir Tree House, 51 Downham Road, Clitheroe, BB7 4AU. Sold on February 12 2015 for £1,000,000.
  • Lords Hall, Duckshaw Road, Darwen, BB3 2UA. Sold on July 12 2018 for £1,000,000.
Lords Hall, Darwen

Lords Hall, Darwen

  • Longsight House, Longsight Road, Blackburn, BB6 8AD. Sold on June 17 2014 for £1,000,000.
  • The Braids, Billinge End Road, Blackburn, BB2 6PY. Sold on November 3 2017 for £1,000,000.
  • Black Moss Barn, Black Moss Road, Nelson, BB9 6LE. Sold on September 17 2020 for £1,000,000 .
Black Moss Barn, Nelson

Black Moss Barn, Nelson

  • Long Acre, Whalley Road, Clitheroe, BB7 1PP. Sold on November 11 2013 for £999,999.
  • Angerham Barn, Withgill Fold, Clitheroe, BB7 3LW. Sold on September 30 2013 for £995,000.
  • Foxhill, Lime Tree Grove, Rossendale, BB4 8JB. Sold on August 15 2014 for £995,000.