Whalley Old Road is in Blackburn and in Blackburn district. BB1 5SA is located in the Little Harwood & Whitebirk electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Blackburn. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Whalley Old Road, Blackburn, BB1 5SA and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: BB1 5SD, BB1 5SB, BB1 5SF, BB1 5PU, BB1 5PP, BB1 5PW, BB1 5PT, BB1 5PN, BB1 5SE.

Whalley Old Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Whalley Old Road are based on 41 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 5SA

Average Price
£99,164
Semi-Detached
£100,957
Terraced
£98,930
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Whalley Old Road

Average Price
£228,092
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Whalley Old Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
259 Whalley Old Road, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£75,0002021-03-03 £85,535
215 Whalley Old Road, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£110,0002019-10-04 £133,653
223 Whalley Old Road, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£50,0002018-09-11 £64,572
239 Whalley Old Road, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£105,0002018-05-18 £133,369
251 Whalley Old Road, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£60,0002013-02-06 £88,176

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brunel Nursery School
Cambridge Street , BB1 1ES 		3out of 4 1,988 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashworth Nursery School
Addison Close , BB2 1QU 		4out of 4 2,679 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Longshaw Nursery School
Crosby Road , BB2 3NF 		3out of 4 4,097 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
Robinson Street , BB1 5PE 		3out of 4 304 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Daisyfield Primary School
Clinton Street , BB1 5LB 		3out of 4 681 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Cedars Primary School
St. James's Road , BB1 8HQ 		3out of 4 819 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Brookhouse Primary School
Troy Street , BB1 6NY 		3out of 4 878 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Trinity Street , BB1 5BN 		3out of 4 1,255 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pleckgate High School
Pleckgate Road , BB1 8QA 		4out of 4 1,790 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Our Lady and St John Catholic College
North Road , BB1 1PY 		2out of 4 2,507 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Blackburn Central High School
Haslingden Road , BB2 3HJ 		- not rated 2,785 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Sumner Street , BB2 2LD 		4out of 4 2,866 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Duckworth Street , BB2 2JR 		3out of 4 3,077 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's College
Shear Brow , BB1 8DX 		- not rated 1,534 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Blackburn College
Blackburn College , Harrison Centre BB2 1LH 		- not rated 2,347 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 2,372 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Islamiyah School
Willow Street , Little Harwood BB1 5NQ 		- not rated 202 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School
184 Whalley Old Rd , BB1 5NZ 		- not rated 404 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
St Thomas's Centre
Hawthorn Street , BB1 9TH 		4out of 4 703 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School
30 Moss Street , BB1 5JT 		- not rated 803 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Al Islah Girls' High School
108 Audley Range , BB1 1TF 		- not rated 2,106 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
Peri Peri Famko12 Plane Street563 yd
GROKE BRGR352 Whalley Range713 yd
Top NoshMerchant House, Croft Head Road760 yd
P P EngineeringGreenbank Road835 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Orchard Working Mens Club137-143 Whalley New Road557 yd
Beechwood ClubBeechwood Road Working Mens Club, Beechwood Road575 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Spicy Grill272 Whalley Old Road182 yd
Munch Brunch147a Whalley Old Road328 yd
YA cateringUnit 4 Willow Street383 yd
Lahore Qila229 Whalley New Road532 yd
Dial a Curry185 Whalley New Road532 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Hina Food Store Ltd278 Whalley Old Road182 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Islamiyah School
MADRESSA-E-ISLAMIA EDUCATIONAL CENTRE MADRESSA-E-ISLAMIA EDUCATIONAL CENTRE WILLOW STREET 		273 yd
St Stephens Ce Primary School
ST STEPHENS C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL ST STEPHENS C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL ROBINSON STREET 		grass pitches380 yd
Little Harwood Stp
Robinson Street 		artificial grass pitch430 yd
Hawthorns Junior School (Closed)
St. James's Road 		grass pitches910 yd
Brookhouse Primary School
TROY STREET 		artificial grass pitch962 yd
My Gym @ Bangor Street
NORWICH STREET 		health and fitness suite963 yd
Half Fish Hq
DAISY LANE 		swimming pool1,007 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 speed77.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed91.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed14.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed14.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Whalley Old Road dangerous?

In 2023, 342 crimes were reported near Whalley Old Road . 30% 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 5SA.

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

More Crime Statistics for Whalley Old Road, Blackburn, BB1 5SA

Employment

BB1 5SA area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% 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 5SA 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 Employee60
Full-Time Employee60
Looking after home or family52
Student (economically inactive)40
Self-Employed28
Retired26
Other18
Unemployed16
Long-Term Sick or disabled15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)12

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles28
Manufacturing21
Accommodation and food service activities15
Human health and social work activities12
Transport and storage10
Education8
Other6
Information and communication6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Administrative and support service activities3
Financial and insurance activities3
Professional, scientific and technical activities1
Construction1

People

Gender

Female218
Male204

Partnership Status

Single102
Married: Opposite sex192
Separated4
Divorced8
Widowed18

Health

Very good health214
Good health126
Fair health63
Bad health11
Very bad health8

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications110
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 35
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 50
Apprenticeship4
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 38
Degree or Similar 73
Other16

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi9
Indian181
Pakistani204
Other Asian6
Black African2
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and Caribbean1
White13
Other1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom266
European Union2
Rest of Europe5
Africa12
Middle East and Asia137

Length of Residence

Born in the UK266
10+ Years112
5-10 Years13
2-5 Years15
Less than 2 years16

Passport Held

United Kingdom361
Ireland1
Germany1
Portugal3
Spain6
Other EU countries3
Southern Asia33
No passport held15

Religion

No religion6
Christian9
Hindu3
Muslim373
Sikh1
Other religion1
Not answered27
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