Chester Close, Blackburn, BB1 1RE - detailed information

Chester Close is in Blackburn and in Blackburn district. BB1 1RE is located in the Blackburn Central electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Blackburn. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Chester Close, Blackburn, BB1 1RE and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: BB1 1SD, BB1 1SB, BB1 1RQ, BB1 1RG, BB1 1RL, BB1 1RD, BB1 1RH, BB1 1RF, BB1 1SX.

Chester Close Street Report

Property Prices
Average Price: £55,680
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Schools
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Food And Drink
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Sport
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Broadband
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Safety
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Employment
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People
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Culture
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Property Prices

Average property prices on Chester Close are based on 2 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Blackburn.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for BB1 1RE

Average Price
£75,531

Semi-Detached
£79,239

Terraced
£74,579

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Chester Close

Average Price
£55,680

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Chester CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2023
171 Chester Close, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen Terraced, an established residential building	£80,000	2021-08-24	£86,736
183 Chester Close, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£125,000	2021-01-18	£143,915
169 Chester Close, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen Terraced, an established residential building	£75,000	2020-10-21	£90,574
215 Chester Close, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£79,500	2019-11-29	£99,050
161 Chester Close, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen Terraced, an established residential building	£125,000	2019-10-18	£151,879

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brunel Nursery School Cambridge Street , BB1 1ES	3out of 4	441 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ashworth Nursery School Addison Close , BB2 1QU	4out of 4	1,899 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Longshaw Nursery School Crosby Road , BB2 3NF	3out of 4	1,933 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Audley Junior School Queen's Park Road , BB1 1SE	3out of 4	268 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Audley Infant School Queens Park Road , BB1 1SE	3out of 4	268 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Withers Street , BB1 1DF	3out of 4	445 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Bennington Street , BB2 3HP	3out of 4	481 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Newton Street , BB1 1NE	3out of 4	707 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Blackburn Central High School Haslingden Road , BB2 3HJ	- not rated	514 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady and St John Catholic College North Road , BB1 1PY	2out of 4	1,063 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School Sumner Street , BB2 2LD	4out of 4	1,415 yd	Free schools	No	Boys	More About School
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy Duckworth Street , BB2 2JR	3out of 4	1,816 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Witton Park Academy Buncer Lane , BB2 6TD	3out of 4	2,989 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Blackburn College Blackburn College , Harrison Centre BB2 1LH	- not rated	1,582 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's College Shear Brow , BB1 8DX	- not rated	2,432 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School West Park Road , BB2 6DF	2out of 4	2,303 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Al Islah Girls' High School 108 Audley Range , BB1 1TF	- not rated	177 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Crosshill Special School Haslingden Rd , BB2 3HJ	- not rated	600 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Noorul Uloom Park Lee Rd , Blackburn BB2 3NY	- not rated	1,220 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Markazul Uloom Park Lee Road , BB2 3NY	- not rated	1,220 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Newfield School Old Bank Lane , Off Shadsworth Road BB1 2PW	4out of 4	1,227 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
La Marocaine	74-76 Walter Street	172 yd
Naafiah Takeaway	56 Audley Range	192 yd
Bees Breakfast	36c Higher Eanam	728 yd
Chesters	8-10 Copy Nook	728 yd
Desi Zaiqa	36 Copy Nook	728 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Audley W M C	Audley Range Working Mens Club, Audley Range	401 yd
The Observatory	Old Bank Lane	883 yd
Clifton Arms	48 Grimshaw Park	892 yd
Calypso Caribbean Restaurant	The Wharf, Eanam	918 yd
Postal Order	15-19 Darwen Street	1,044 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Dutch Fisherman	29 Queens Park Road	177 yd
Hamza Takeaway	22 Queens Park Road	183 yd
Sahad Kebab House	18 Audley Range	277 yd
Royal Sweet Centre	118 Audley Range	401 yd
Sweet Palace	196 Audley Range	401 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kashmir Supermarket	Unit 3, Europa House, Bennington Street	533 yd
Lidl Great Britain Limited	Furthergate Works, St Clement Street	730 yd
Asda Stores Ltd	Asda Superstore, Grimshaw Park	826 yd
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited	Morrison Supermarket, Railway Road	1,057 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Audley Community Junior School AUDLEY JUNIOR AND INFANT SCHOOL AUDLEY JUNIOR AND INFANT SCHOOL QUEENS PARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch	194 yd
Audley Centre CHESTER STREET	health and fitness suite	456 yd
Blackburn Central High School With Crosshill HASLINGDEN ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	516 yd
Blackburn Golf Centre And Driving Range (Closed) Haslingden Road	golf	557 yd
St Mary'S And St Joseph'S Roman Catholic Primary School BENNINGTON STREET	grass pitches	579 yd
St. Thomas C Of E Primary School Newton Street	grass pitches	780 yd
Dw Sports Fitness (Blackburn Centre) (Closed) Mayson Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	808 yd
Planet Ice Blackburn Arena GRIMSHAW RETAIL PARK	ice rinks	913 yd
Blackburn Youth Zone JUBILEE STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	1,041 yd
Our Lady And St John Catholic Arts College NORTH ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,066 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	90 Mbit/s
Average download speed	125.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Chester Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 459 crimes were reported near Chester Close . Only 22% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was anti social behaviour. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of BB1 1RE.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

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Employment

BB1 1RE area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 7% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in BB1 1RE area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	87
Part-Time Employee	70
Looking after home or family	57
Student (economically inactive)	41
Other	28
Unemployed	26
Retired	25
Self-Employed	24
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	45
Manufacturing	35
Education	23
Human health and social work activities	18
Transport and storage	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Information and communication	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Construction	4
Other	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

People

Gender

Female	247
Male	265

Partnership Status

Single	140
Married: Opposite sex	212
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	2
Separated	3
Divorced	5
Widowed	17

Health

Very good health	286
Good health	162
Fair health	42
Bad health	17
Very bad health	4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications	115
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	52
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	59
Apprenticeship	8
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	62
Degree or Similar	71
Other	14

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi	6
Indian	312
Pakistani	154
Other Asian	4
Mixed White and African	5
Mixed Other	2
White	25
Arab	3

Country of Birth

United Kingdom	311
European Union	25
Africa	25
Middle East and Asia	150
The Americas and the Caribbean	1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK	311
10+ Years	125
5-10 Years	16
2-5 Years	29
Less than 2 years	31

Passport Held

United Kingdom	403
Italy	30
Portugal	3
Spain	6
Lithuania	1
Poland	4
Romania	3
Other Europe	1
North Africa	1
South and Eastern Africa	4
Southern Asia	33
No passport held	23

Religion

No religion	4
Christian	16
Muslim	463
Not answered	29