Colenso Road is in Blackburn and in Blackburn district. BB1 8DR is located in the Shear Brow & Corporation Park electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Blackburn. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Colenso Road, Blackburn, BB1 8DR and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: BB1 8DJ, BB1 8DT, BB1 8EB, BB1 8DY, BB1 8DH, BB1 8DP, BB1 8DW, BB1 8DU, BB1 8DL.

Colenso Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Colenso Road are based on 7 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 8DR

Average Price
£169,455
Semi-Detached
£169,886
Terraced
£182,187
Detached
£108,331
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Colenso Road

Average Price
£190,236
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Colenso Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
2 Colenso Road, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Detached, an established residential building 		£150,0002023-06-30 £157,783
12 Colenso Road, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£170,0002021-09-28 £186,664
55 Colenso Road, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£110,0002019-06-07 £137,604
70 Colenso Road, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£135,0002019-05-02 £171,355
51 Colenso Road, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£230,0002019-03-07 £295,111

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Ashworth Nursery School
Addison Close, BB2 1QU 		1,557 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Brunel Nursery School
Cambridge Street, BB1 1ES 		2,188 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Longshaw Nursery School
Crosby Road, BB2 3NF 		3,767 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 James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn
Earl Street, BB1 8EG 		547 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Lammack Primary School
Lammack Road, BB1 8LH 		850 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedQueen Elizabeth's Primary School
West Park Road, BB2 6DF 		873 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cedars Primary School
St. James's Road, BB1 8HQ 		1,062 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Brookhouse Primary School
Troy Street, BB1 6NY 		1,085 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Pleckgate High School
Pleckgate Road, BB1 8QA 		978 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Preston New Road, BB2 7AD 		1,715 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Duckworth Street, BB2 2JR 		2,129 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Sumner Street, BB2 2LD 		2,178 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
3out of 4Witton Park Academy
Buncer Lane, BB2 6TD 		2,595 yd Academy converter 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 		317 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBlackburn College
Blackburn College, Harrison Centre BB2 1LH 		1,464 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 		872 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 		1,177 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedDar Ul Madinah
Granville Road, Blackburn BB2 6HD 		1,209 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedIslamiyah School
Willow Street, Little Harwood BB1 5NQ 		1,691 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedRawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School
184 Whalley Old Rd, BB1 5NZ 		1,813 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedJamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School
30 Moss Street, BB1 5JT 		2,108 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
The Olde Cotton Mill184 Shear Brow185 yd
Mr Joe's224 Shear Brow230 yd
Jaan’s Restaurant1 Charlotte Street1,002 yd
La Glacier51-53 Whalley Range1,011 yd
Chaiiwala97 Whalley Range1,018 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Hare And Hounds Hotel78 Lammack Road658 yd
Polish Catholic Mission in Blackburn44 Preston New Road923 yd
Blackburn NorthernBlackburn Northern Cricket And Squash Club, Pleckgate Road968 yd
Alexandra HotelAlexandra Hotel, 29 Dukes Brow1,010 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Frurt Frozen Yoghurt213 Shear Brow203 yd
United Burgers Ltd224-222A Shear Brow217 yd
16th Street216 Shear Brow219 yd
Mai Takeaway220 Shear Brow230 yd
Rays Fish & Chips6 Openshaw Drive858 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
St Mary'S College
SHEAR BROW 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite214 yd
Queen Elizabeth'S Grammar School (Harrison Playing Field)
Lammack Road 		grass pitches498 yd
Memorial Ground
MEMORIAL GROUND MEMORIAL GROUND LAMMACK ROAD 		grass pitches667 yd
Corporation Park
WEST PARK ROAD 		grass pitches, tennis courts777 yd
Ymca (Blackburn) (Closed)
Edinburgh House Edinburgh House Clarence Street 		health and fitness suite, squash courts808 yd
Queen Elizabeth'S Grammar School
WEST PARK ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool891 yd
Pleckgate High School
PLECKGATE ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite917 yd
Lammack Community Primary School
LAMMACK ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches927 yd
Brookhouse Primary School
TROY STREET 		artificial grass pitch980 yd
Pleckgate Playing Fields
RAMSGREAVE DRIVE 		grass pitches980 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 98.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 98.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 98.4%

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 speed115.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed13.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Colenso Road dangerous?

In 2023, 197 crimes were reported near Colenso Road. 45% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. Crime level on this street is below average. The most common type of crime was anti social behaviour. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of BB1 8DR.

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

More Crime Statistics for Colenso Road, Blackburn, BB1 8DR

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BB1 8DR 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 Employee123
Part-Time Employee58
Retired52
Looking after home or family32
Student (economically inactive)32
Self-Employed31
Long-Term Sick or disabled17
Other15
Unemployed10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles33
Education29
Manufacturing25
Human health and social work activities24
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security15
Professional, scientific and technical activities14
Transport and storage10
Other7
Construction7
Financial and insurance activities7
Accommodation and food service activities5
Information and communication5
Administrative and support service activities4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female266
Male241

Partnership Status

Single117
Married: Opposite sex236
Separated6
Divorced11
Widowed6

Health

Very good health262
Good health172
Fair health47
Bad health20
Very bad health6

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications80
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 22
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 48
Apprenticeship12
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 57
Degree or Similar 149
Other10

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian302
Pakistani96
Other Asian6
Black African1
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and African1
Mixed Other4
White81
Arab8
Other5

Country of Birth

United Kingdom397
European Union3
Africa13
Middle East and Asia91
The Americas and the Caribbean1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK397
10+ Years89
5-10 Years4
2-5 Years4
Less than 2 years12

Passport Held

United Kingdom435
France1
Italy1
Poland2
Other EU countries1
North Africa5
Southern Asia12
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held49

Religion

No religion22
Christian61
Muslim407
Not answered16
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