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

Nearby postcodes are: BB1 8NN, BB1 8DH, BB1 8DU, BB1 8NW, BB1 8NX, BB1 8LG, BB1 8DR, BB1 8DT, BB1 8NP.

Shear Brow Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Shear Brow are based on 19 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 8DS

Average Price
£152,981
Semi-Detached
£199,621
Terraced
£141,675
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Shear Brow

Average Price
£143,480
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Shear BrowStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
248 Shear Brow, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£100,0002023-08-18 £100,843
250 Shear Brow, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£90,0002022-11-25 £87,917
329 Shear Brow, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£130,0002022-08-15 £134,333
317 Shear Brow, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£118,0002022-02-10 £128,377
321 Shear Brow, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£87,0002022-02-08 £94,651

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashworth Nursery School
Addison Close , BB2 1QU 		4out of 4 1,733 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Brunel Nursery School
Cambridge Street , BB1 1ES 		3out of 4 2,210 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Longshaw Nursery School
Crosby Road , BB2 3NF 		3out of 4 3,889 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn
Earl Street , BB1 8EG 		3out of 4 520 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Lammack Primary School
Lammack Road , BB1 8LH 		3out of 4 856 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cedars Primary School
St. James's Road , BB1 8HQ 		3out of 4 859 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Brookhouse Primary School
Troy Street , BB1 6NY 		3out of 4 962 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Queen Elizabeth's Primary School
West Park Road , BB2 6DF 		- not rated 1,079 yd Free schools No 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 4 808 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Preston New Road , BB2 7AD 		4out of 4 1,937 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Duckworth Street , BB2 2JR 		3out of 4 2,297 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Sumner Street , BB2 2LD 		4out of 4 2,316 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
Witton Park Academy
Buncer Lane , BB2 6TD 		3out of 4 2,814 yd Academy converter No 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 217 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Blackburn College
Blackburn College , Harrison Centre BB2 1LH 		- not rated 1,602 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 1,078 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Thomas's Centre
Hawthorn Street , BB1 9TH 		4out of 4 977 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dar Ul Madinah
Granville Road , Blackburn BB2 6HD 		- not rated 1,431 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Islamiyah School
Willow Street , Little Harwood BB1 5NQ 		- not rated 1,497 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School
184 Whalley Old Rd , BB1 5NZ 		- not rated 1,665 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School
30 Moss Street , BB1 5JT 		- not rated 1,990 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
Mr Joe's224 Shear Brow2 yd
The Olde Cotton Mill184 Shear Brow192 yd
Chaiiwala97 Whalley Range971 yd
La Glacier51-53 Whalley Range994 yd
Khyber Cafe35 Whalley Range1,036 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Hare And Hounds Hotel78 Lammack Road699 yd
Blackburn NorthernBlackburn Northern Cricket And Squash Club, Pleckgate Road796 yd
Polish Catholic Mission in Blackburn44 Preston New Road1,075 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Mai Takeaway220 Shear Brow2 yd
United Burgers Ltd224-222A Shear Brow40 yd
16th Street216 Shear Brow57 yd
Frurt Frozen Yoghurt213 Shear Brow226 yd
Rays Fish & Chips6 Openshaw Drive640 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Asia ContinentalUnit 7, Whalley Range Business Park, Boyle Street1,061 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
St Mary'S College
SHEAR BROW 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite145 yd
Queen Elizabeth'S Grammar School (Harrison Playing Field)
Lammack Road 		grass pitches564 yd
Memorial Ground
MEMORIAL GROUND MEMORIAL GROUND LAMMACK ROAD 		grass pitches677 yd
Hawthorns Junior School (Closed)
St. James's Road 		grass pitches776 yd
Pleckgate High School
PLECKGATE ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite789 yd
Pleckgate High School - Maths And Computing College (Closed)
Pleckgate Road 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite833 yd
Brookhouse Primary School
TROY STREET 		artificial grass pitch858 yd
Woolridge Playing Fields
PLECKGATE ROAD 		grass pitches883 yd
Pleckgate Playing Fields
RAMSGREAVE DRIVE 		grass pitches890 yd
My Gym @ Bangor Street
NORWICH STREET 		health and fitness suite898 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 62.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 62.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 62.5%

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 speed76.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed80.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed16.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Shear Brow Street dangerous?

In 2023, 217 crimes were reported near Shear Brow . 42% 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 8DS.

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

More Crime Statistics for Shear Brow, Blackburn, BB1 8DS

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BB1 8DS 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 Employee51
Retired39
Looking after home or family36
Self-Employed31
Student (economically inactive)27
Long-Term Sick or disabled13
Other12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)10
Unemployed4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles33
Manufacturing24
Education22
Human health and social work activities20
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security15
Professional, scientific and technical activities13
Transport and storage11
Administrative and support service activities9
Information and communication7
Accommodation and food service activities6
Other5
Construction3
Financial and insurance activities2
Real estate activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female209
Male226

Partnership Status

Single82
Married: Opposite sex182
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated8
Divorced22
Widowed15

Health

Very good health239
Good health135
Fair health41
Bad health15
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications81
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 27
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 43
Apprenticeship14
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 37
Degree or Similar 97
Other10

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian201
Pakistani126
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed Other2
White92
Arab7
Other2

Country of Birth

United Kingdom341
European Union8
Rest of Europe3
Africa8
Middle East and Asia74
Oceania2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK341
10+ Years71
5-10 Years11
2-5 Years9
Less than 2 years2

Passport Held

United Kingdom376
Ireland1
Italy6
Poland6
Other Europe1
Southern Asia16
No passport held28

Religion

No religion23
Christian67
Muslim325
Not answered21
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