Dorchester Close is in Blackburn and in Blackburn district. BB1 1SJ is located in the Audley & Queen's Park electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Blackburn. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Dorchester Close, Blackburn, BB1 1SJ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: BB1 1TS, BB1 1SQ, BB1 1TR, BB1 1SG, BB1 1SH, BB1 1TW, BB1 1TT, BB1 1QF, BB1 1TP.

Dorchester Close Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Dorchester Close are based on 3 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 1SJ

Average Price
£151,281
Semi-Detached
£151,296
Terraced
£151,154
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dorchester Close

Average Price
£154,189
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dorchester CloseStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
9 Dorchester Close, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£142,0002022-07-28 £147,040
5 Dorchester Close, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£120,0002008-12-19 £168,717
1 Dorchester Close, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£112,0002008-09-03 £151,607
9 Dorchester Close, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£60,0002003-11-21 £147,303
9 Dorchester Close, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£60,0002003-11-21 £151,154

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Brunel Nursery School
Cambridge Street, BB1 1ES 		849 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Longshaw Nursery School
Crosby Road, BB2 3NF 		2,286 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ashworth Nursery School
Addison Close, BB2 1QU 		2,388 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Audley Junior School
Queen's Park Road, BB1 1SE 		405 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Audley Infant School
Queens Park Road, BB1 1SE 		405 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
Newton Street, BB1 1NE 		499 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Antony's RC Primary School
Shadsworth Road, BB1 2HP 		802 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
Withers Street, BB1 1DF 		818 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Our Lady and St John Catholic College
North Road, BB1 1PY 		564 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBlackburn Central High School
Haslingden Road, BB2 3HJ 		802 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Sumner Street, BB2 2LD 		1,933 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
3out of 4St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Duckworth Street, BB2 2JR 		2,333 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4Darwen Vale High School
Blackburn Road, BB3 0AL 		3,448 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBlackburn College
Blackburn College, Harrison Centre BB2 1LH 		2,051 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Mary's College
Shear Brow, BB1 8DX 		2,703 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
West Park Road, BB2 6DF 		2,726 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedAl Islah Girls' High School
108 Audley Range, BB1 1TF 		451 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
4out of 4Newfield School
Old Bank Lane, Off Shadsworth Road BB1 2PW 		909 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedCrosshill Special School
Haslingden Rd, BB2 3HJ 		927 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedJamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School
30 Moss Street, BB1 5JT 		1,431 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedNoorul Uloom
Park Lee Rd, Blackburn BB2 3NY 		1,594 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
La Marocaine74-76 Walter Street468 yd
Chai Station24 Cherry Street608 yd
Naafiah Takeaway56 Audley Range640 yd
Shadsworth Childrens CentreShadsworth Childrens Centre, Shadsworth Road756 yd
Orlando's RestaurantTraining 2000 Ltd, Castle Street788 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Audley W M CAudley Range Working Mens Club, Audley Range329 yd
Foresters Arms Public House92 Fecitt Brow983 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Audley Chippy213 Audley Range323 yd
Royal Sweet Centre118 Audley Range329 yd
Sweet Palace196 Audley Range329 yd
The Dutch Fisherman29 Queens Park Road368 yd
Hamza Takeaway22 Queens Park Road378 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Lidl Great Britain LimitedFurthergate Works, St Clement Street453 yd
Kashmir SupermarketUnit 3, Europa House, Bennington Street999 yd
TescoTesco Superstore, Hill Street1,007 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 pitch442 yd
Our Lady And St John Catholic Arts College
NORTH ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite572 yd
St. Thomas C Of E Primary School
Newton Street 		grass pitches609 yd
Audley Centre
CHESTER STREET 		health and fitness suite738 yd
Blackburn Central High School With Crosshill
HASLINGDEN ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite779 yd
Crosshill Special School (Closed)
Shadsworth Road 		801 yd
Blackburn Golf Centre And Driving Range (Closed)
Haslingden Road 		golf837 yd
Newfield School
OLD BANK LANE 		842 yd
Shadsworth Leisure Centre
SHADSWORTH ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool1,033 yd
St Mary'S And St Joseph'S Roman Catholic Primary School
BENNINGTON STREET 		grass pitches1,057 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/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed74.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed104.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Dorchester Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 462 crimes were reported near Dorchester 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 violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of BB1 1SJ.

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

More Crime Statistics for Dorchester Close, Blackburn, BB1 1SJ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BB1 1SJ 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 Employee78
Part-Time Employee48
Looking after home or family44
Retired42
Student (economically inactive)36
Self-Employed31
Long-Term Sick or disabled17
Other9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)7
Unemployed2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles33
Education25
Manufacturing25
Human health and social work activities17
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security10
Administrative and support service activities9
Professional, scientific and technical activities7
Accommodation and food service activities5
Information and communication5
Other4
Construction4
Transport and storage4
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female221
Male205

Partnership Status

Single111
Married: Opposite sex164
Separated4
Divorced18
Widowed19

Health

Very good health239
Good health114
Fair health49
Bad health15
Very bad health9

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications68
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 33
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 38
Apprenticeship14
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 58
Degree or Similar 91
Other13

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi1
Chinese4
Indian212
Pakistani119
Other Asian9
Black African4
Mixed White and Asian14
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other3
White48
Arab6
Other7

Country of Birth

United Kingdom305
European Union10
Africa17
Middle East and Asia92

Length of Residence

Born in the UK305
10+ Years82
5-10 Years16
2-5 Years7
Less than 2 years13

Passport Held

United Kingdom358
Ireland1
Italy3
Spain1
Poland3
Other EU countries3
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East1
Eastern Asia1
Southern Asia17
No passport held33

Religion

No religion20
Christian29
Muslim359
Other religion2
Not answered15
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