Shearwater Drive is in Blackburn and in Blackburn With Darwen district. BB1 6LQ 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 Shearwater Drive, Blackburn, BB1 6LQ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: BB1 6DZ, BB1 6PD, BB1 6LH, BB1 6DX, BB1 6EA, BB1 7NE, BB1 6EW, BB1 6LG, BB1 7ND.

Shearwater Drive Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Shearwater Drive are based on 6 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 6LQ

Average Price
£141,899
Semi-Detached
£138,675
Terraced
£145,123
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Shearwater Drive

Average Price
£141,899
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Shearwater DriveStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
14 Shearwater Drive, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£132,7502021-02-12 £155,926
36 Shearwater Drive, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£96,0002018-05-25 £121,937
26 Shearwater Drive, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£124,0002017-04-28 £173,752
4 Shearwater Drive, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£69,0002007-12-03 £86,347
35 Shearwater Drive, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£85,0002006-07-25 £117,458

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Brunel Nursery School
Cambridge Street , BB1 1ES 		1,117 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ashworth Nursery School
Addison Close , BB2 1QU 		1,313 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Longshaw Nursery School
Crosby Road , BB2 3NF 		2,989 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 Michael With St John CofE Primary School
Swallow Drive , BB1 6LE 		181 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Trinity Street , BB1 5BN 		490 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Brookhouse Primary School
Troy Street , BB1 6NY 		564 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn
Earl Street , BB1 8EG 		581 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Feilden Street , BB2 1LQ 		912 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Sumner Street , BB2 2LD 		1,561 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
3out of 4St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Duckworth Street , BB2 2JR 		1,722 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Pleckgate High School
Pleckgate Road , BB1 8QA 		1,798 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBlackburn Central High School
Haslingden Road , BB2 3HJ 		1,986 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Our Lady and St John Catholic College
North Road , BB1 1PY 		2,339 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedSt Mary's College
Shear Brow , BB1 8DX 		884 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBlackburn College
Blackburn College , Harrison Centre BB2 1LH 		981 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 		1,144 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St Thomas's Centre
Hawthorn Street , BB1 9TH 		1,071 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedRawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School
184 Whalley Old Rd , BB1 5NZ 		1,103 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedJamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School
30 Moss Street , BB1 5JT 		1,202 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedIslamiyah School
Willow Street , Little Harwood BB1 5NQ 		1,328 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedAl Islah Girls' High School
108 Audley Range , BB1 1TF 		1,459 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
Khyber Cafe35 Whalley Range100 yd
La Glacier51-53 Whalley Range109 yd
Cha Cha Chai135 Victoria Street194 yd
Chaiiwala97 Whalley Range205 yd
Jaan’s Restaurant1 Charlotte Street330 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Buzz BingoAinsworth Street382 yd
The Drummer's Arms65 King William Street621 yd
Calypso Caribbean RestaurantThe Wharf, Eanam632 yd
Tipsy Bar48 Northgate766 yd
Electric Church Club Ltd79 Northgate769 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Manchester Sweet Centre3-5 Whalley Range100 yd
Al Quds69 Whalley Range127 yd
Siam Zapp Authentic Thai Noodle Bar65 Whalley Range127 yd
Sultan Fine Foods Fast47 Whalley Range127 yd
Fry Chicks Blackburn80 Randal Street199 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Asia ContinentalUnit 7, Whalley Range Business Park, Boyle Street243 yd
Wm Morrison Supermarkets LimitedMorrison Supermarket, Railway Road690 yd
ABC Foods14-16 King Street938 yd
Farm Foods25 King Street1,046 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
St Michael With St John School
SWALLOW DRIVE 		artificial grass pitch196 yd
My Gym @ Bangor Street
NORWICH STREET 		health and fitness suite509 yd
Half Fish Hq
DAISY LANE 		swimming pool529 yd
Brookhouse Primary School
TROY STREET 		artificial grass pitch550 yd
Pure Gym (Blackburn The Mall)
The Mall The Mall SPRING HILL 		health and fitness suite654 yd
Total Shape (Closed)
39-41 39-41 King William Street 		health and fitness suite709 yd
Ymca (Blackburn) (Closed)
Edinburgh House Edinburgh House Clarence Street 		health and fitness suite, squash courts802 yd
Waves Water Fun Centre (Closed)
Nab Lane 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool890 yd
St Mary'S College
SHEAR BROW 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite967 yd
West End Youth And Community Centre (Closed)
Clayton Street 		969 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 speed67.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed115.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed16.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed14.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Shearwater Drive Street dangerous?

In 2023, 446 crimes were reported near Shearwater Drive . Only 23% 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 6LQ.

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

More Crime Statistics for Shearwater Drive, Blackburn, BB1 6LQ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BB1 6LQ 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 Employee74
Looking after home or family60
Part-Time Employee49
Retired40
Student (economically inactive)38
Other33
Long-Term Sick or disabled31
Self-Employed25
Full-Time Student (with or without job)11
Unemployed11

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles24
Manufacturing22
Accommodation and food service activities20
Education14
Transport and storage11
Human health and social work activities10
Other10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security7
Professional, scientific and technical activities6
Financial and insurance activities4
Information and communication3
Construction3
Administrative and support service activities2
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female261
Male227

Partnership Status

Single107
Married: Opposite sex213
Separated10
Divorced21
Widowed20

Health

Very good health235
Good health151
Fair health64
Bad health31
Very bad health7

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications128
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 41
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 52
Apprenticeship9
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 40
Degree or Similar 86
Other16

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian219
Pakistani218
Other Asian8
Mixed White and Asian7
White25
Gypsy or Irish Traveller1
Other9

Country of Birth

United Kingdom312
European Union8
Rest of Europe2
Africa5
Middle East and Asia162

Length of Residence

Born in the UK312
10+ Years130
5-10 Years11
2-5 Years17
Less than 2 years19

Passport Held

United Kingdom411
France1
Germany2
Italy6
Portugal5
Spain3
Romania4
Other Europe2
Southern Asia30
South-East Asia1
No passport held24

Religion

No religion16
Christian19
Hindu9
Muslim412
Not answered33
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