Skelshaw Close is in Blackburn and in Blackburn With Darwen district. BB1 1SZ 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 Skelshaw Close, Blackburn, BB1 1SZ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: BB1 1SY, BB1 1RU, BB1 1RY, BB1 1TA, BB1 1SA, BB1 1RX, BB1 1RZ, BB2 3HX, BB2 3HU.

Skelshaw Close Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Skelshaw Close are based on 4 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 With Darwen.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for BB1 1SZ

Average Price
£86,268
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£97,842
Detached
£51,547
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Skelshaw Close

Average Price
£86,268
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Skelshaw CloseStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
26 Skelshaw Close, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£80,0002013-12-16 £119,032
16 Skelshaw Close, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£75,0002010-07-30 £103,046
28 Skelshaw Close, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£54,0002007-03-12 £71,446
3 Skelshaw Close, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Detached, an established residential building 		£18,2002003-04-14 £51,547

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Brunel Nursery School
Cambridge Street, BB1 1ES 		601 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Longshaw Nursery School
Crosby Road, BB2 3NF 		1,615 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ashworth Nursery School
Addison Close, BB2 1QU 		1,813 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 4St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Bennington Street, BB2 3HP 		161 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Audley Junior School
Queen's Park Road, BB1 1SE 		387 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Audley Infant School
Queens Park Road, BB1 1SE 		387 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
Withers Street, BB1 1DF 		637 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
Newton Street, BB1 1NE 		1,027 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBlackburn Central High School
Haslingden Road, BB2 3HJ 		289 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Sumner Street, BB2 2LD 		1,231 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
2out of 4Our Lady and St John Catholic College
North Road, BB1 1PY 		1,258 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Duckworth Street, BB2 2JR 		1,638 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Witton Park Academy
Buncer Lane, BB2 6TD 		2,798 yd Academy converter 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 		1,538 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Mary's College
Shear Brow, BB1 8DX 		2,564 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 		2,306 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCrosshill Special School
Haslingden Rd, BB2 3HJ 		321 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedAl Islah Girls' High School
108 Audley Range, BB1 1TF 		495 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedNoorul Uloom
Park Lee Rd, Blackburn BB2 3NY 		902 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedMarkazul Uloom
Park Lee Road, BB2 3NY 		902 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
4out of 4Newfield School
Old Bank Lane, Off Shadsworth Road BB1 2PW 		1,270 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
Naafiah Takeaway56 Audley Range415 yd
Kentucky Fried ChickenKentucky Fried Chicken, Haslingden Road481 yd
La Marocaine74-76 Walter Street488 yd
WH Smiths Costa CoffeeRoyal Blackburn Hospital, Haslingden Road546 yd
Blackburn TenpinUnit D Peel Leisure, Mayson Street761 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The ObservatoryOld Bank Lane615 yd
Clifton Arms48 Grimshaw Park639 yd
Audley W M CAudley Range Working Mens Club, Audley Range719 yd
Postal Order15-19 Darwen Street941 yd
Calypso Caribbean RestaurantThe Wharf, Eanam1,084 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sahad Kebab House18 Audley Range372 yd
The Dutch Fisherman29 Queens Park Road489 yd
Hamza Takeaway22 Queens Park Road499 yd
Mega Munch42 Old Bank Lane615 yd
Lucky Star Chinese Takeaway26 Mosley Street713 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Kashmir SupermarketUnit 3, Europa House, Bennington Street229 yd
Asda Stores LtdAsda Superstore, Grimshaw Park548 yd
Poundstretcher LtdUnit 4 Nova Scotia Retail Park, Bolton Road936 yd
Lidl Great Britain LimitedFurthergate Works, St Clement Street1,046 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
St Mary'S And St Joseph'S Roman Catholic Primary School
BENNINGTON STREET 		grass pitches287 yd
Blackburn Central High School With Crosshill
HASLINGDEN ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite312 yd
Blackburn Golf Centre And Driving Range (Closed)
Haslingden Road 		golf323 yd
Audley Community Junior School
AUDLEY JUNIOR AND INFANT SCHOOL AUDLEY JUNIOR AND INFANT SCHOOL QUEENS PARK ROAD 		artificial grass pitch330 yd
Audley Centre
CHESTER STREET 		health and fitness suite703 yd
Dw Sports Fitness (Blackburn Centre) (Closed)
Mayson Street 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool760 yd
Planet Ice Blackburn Arena
GRIMSHAW RETAIL PARK 		ice rinks770 yd
Everton Playing Fields
MANXMAN ROAD 		grass pitches864 yd
Blackburn Youth Zone
JUBILEE STREET 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite991 yd
Probodies
Bolton Road 		health and fitness suite1,003 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 speed71.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed66.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed12.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed13 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Skelshaw Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 675 crimes were reported near Skelshaw Close. Only 14% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was anti social behaviour. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of BB1 1SZ.

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

More Crime Statistics for Skelshaw Close, Blackburn, BB1 1SZ

Employment

BB1 1SZ 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 1SZ 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

Part-Time Employee58
Full-Time Employee56
Long-Term Sick or disabled49
Looking after home or family46
Student (economically inactive)37
Self-Employed28
Unemployed23
Full-Time Student (with or without job)22
Retired17
Other10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles24
Manufacturing24
Human health and social work activities18
Administrative and support service activities10
Accommodation and food service activities8
Transport and storage8
Construction8
Professional, scientific and technical activities7
Education7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Other4
Information and communication3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female268
Male241

Partnership Status

Single130
Married: Opposite sex169
Married: Same sex2
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated18
Divorced16
Widowed10

Health

Very good health264
Good health148
Fair health51
Bad health30
Very bad health15

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications130
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 32
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 51
Apprenticeship10
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 55
Degree or Similar 58
Other12

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi1
Indian135
Pakistani217
Other Asian22
Black African8
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian18
Mixed Other3
White81
Arab6
Other15

Country of Birth

United Kingdom351
European Union14
Africa23
Middle East and Asia120
The Americas and the Caribbean1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK351
10+ Years108
5-10 Years23
2-5 Years20
Less than 2 years5

Passport Held

United Kingdom400
Italy8
Lithuania1
Other EU countries4
North Africa3
Southern Asia54
North America and the Caribbean3
No passport held36

Religion

No religion29
Christian55
Muslim403
Other religion1
Not answered23
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