Wellington Street is in Blackburn and in Blackburn district. BB1 8AF is located in the Shear Brow & Corporation Park electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Blackburn. This postcode has been in use since 1983-07-01.
StreetScan combines information about Wellington Street, Blackburn, BB1 8AF and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: BB1 8AL, BB1 8DB, BB1 8AN, BB1 8AE, BB2 6AH, BB1 8AD, BB1 8AB, BB1 7EU, BB2 6AE.

Wellington Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Wellington Street are based on 14 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 8AF

Average Price
£207,271
Semi-Detached
£227,978
Terraced
£161,505
Detached
£444,427
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£121,469

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wellington Street

Average Price
£91,981
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wellington Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
18 Wellington Street St Johns, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£160,0002023-09-20 £164,647
34 Wellington Street St Johns, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£150,0002020-08-05 £180,899
36 Wellington Street St Johns, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£160,0002019-10-24 £194,405
25 Wellington Street St Johns, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Other, an established residential building 		£120,0002019-07-23 £131,841
29 Wellington Street St Johns, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£137,0002019-03-15 £173,308

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Ashworth Nursery School
Addison Close, BB2 1QU 		744 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Brunel Nursery School
Cambridge Street, BB1 1ES 		1,451 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Longshaw Nursery School
Crosby Road, BB2 3NF 		2,862 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedQueen Elizabeth's Primary School
West Park Road, BB2 6DF 		471 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Feilden Street, BB2 1LQ 		650 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Michael With St John CofE Primary School
Swallow Drive, BB1 6LE 		668 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn
Earl Street, BB1 8EG 		688 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Oakenhurst Road, BB2 1SN 		733 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Duckworth Street, BB2 2JR 		1,277 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Sumner Street, BB2 2LD 		1,278 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
4out of 4Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Preston New Road, BB2 7AD 		1,706 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
4out of 4Pleckgate High School
Pleckgate Road, BB1 8QA 		1,846 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Witton Park Academy
Buncer Lane, BB2 6TD 		2,009 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 		563 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Mary's College
Shear Brow, BB1 8DX 		890 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 		470 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedDar Ul Madinah
Granville Road, Blackburn BB2 6HD 		853 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Thomas's Centre
Hawthorn Street, BB1 9TH 		1,539 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedRawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School
184 Whalley Old Rd, BB1 5NZ 		1,782 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedAl Islah Girls' High School
108 Audley Range, BB1 1TF 		1,850 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedJamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School
30 Moss Street, BB1 5JT 		1,895 yd Other independent school No Boys 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
Kaspas Blackburn Ltd51 Preston New Road134 yd
Waheed's4 Randal Street245 yd
Taste12 Randal Street245 yd
Ginger Muffin4-5 Sudell Cross284 yd
Sudell Sandwiches8 Sudell Cross284 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Polish Catholic Mission in Blackburn44 Preston New Road99 yd
The Drummer's Arms65 King William Street356 yd
Electric Church Club Ltd79 Northgate427 yd
The Blackburn Times76-80 Northgate427 yd
St Pauls Working Men Club104 Montague Street458 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Bun and BaseBun and Base, St Andrews Street84 yd
QV Blackburn Ltd4 New Park House, Preston New Road135 yd
Zakzaki Kebab HouseUnit 2, Watford Street341 yd
Pizza IslandUnit 1, Watford Street341 yd
Cupp Bubble Tea67-67a Victoria Street402 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
AldiMontague Street466 yd
ABC Foods14-16 King Street679 yd
Farm Foods25 King Street753 yd
Kurdish Supermarket52-54 King Street780 yd
Lidl Great Britain LtdWhalley Banks, King Street789 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Ymca (Blackburn) (Closed)
Edinburgh House Edinburgh House Clarence Street 		health and fitness suite, squash courts148 yd
Sol Fitness (Closed)
Montague Street 		health and fitness suite447 yd
Total Shape (Closed)
39-41 39-41 King William Street 		health and fitness suite498 yd
Waves Water Fun Centre (Closed)
Nab Lane 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool502 yd
Blackburn Sports Leisure Centre
FEILDEN STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool534 yd
Blackburn College (Closed)
Feilden Street 		health and fitness suite543 yd
St Michael With St John School
SWALLOW DRIVE 		artificial grass pitch564 yd
Corporation Park
WEST PARK ROAD 		grass pitches, tennis courts573 yd
Queen Elizabeth'S Grammar School
WEST PARK ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool576 yd
Pure Gym (Blackburn The Mall)
The Mall The Mall SPRING HILL 		health and fitness suite582 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 83.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 83.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 83.3%

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 speed79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed79.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Wellington Street dangerous?

In 2023, 502 crimes were reported near Wellington Street. Only 20% 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 8AF.

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

More Crime Statistics for Wellington Street, Blackburn, BB1 8AF

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BB1 8AF 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 Employee82
Part-Time Employee66
Student (economically inactive)65
Retired60
Looking after home or family54
Self-Employed30
Long-Term Sick or disabled29
Other10
Unemployed8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles40
Human health and social work activities28
Manufacturing25
Education14
Accommodation and food service activities12
Professional, scientific and technical activities11
Administrative and support service activities9
Construction6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Transport and storage4
Information and communication4
Real estate activities3
Financial and insurance activities3
Other2

People

Gender

Female308
Male254

Partnership Status

Single127
Married: Opposite sex220
Separated6
Divorced12
Widowed44

Health

Very good health305
Good health145
Fair health70
Bad health35
Very bad health6

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications119
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 53
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 56
Apprenticeship5
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 64
Degree or Similar 94
Other19

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian243
Pakistani223
Other Asian12
Black African1
Mixed White and Asian5
White66
Arab1
Other11

Country of Birth

United Kingdom380
European Union4
Africa14
Middle East and Asia162

Length of Residence

Born in the UK380
10+ Years130
5-10 Years22
2-5 Years12
Less than 2 years17

Passport Held

United Kingdom484
Italy2
Romania3
Other EU countries2
North Africa1
Southern Asia27
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held40

Religion

No religion32
Christian35
Hindu1
Muslim438
Not answered56
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