Shear Brow is in Blackburn and in Blackburn With Darwen district. BB1 8DU 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 Shear Brow, Blackburn, BB1 8DU and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: BB1 8DY, BB1 8DT, BB1 8EP, BB1 8EL, BB1 8DW, BB1 8DR, BB1 8EB, BB1 8EW, BB1 8DS.

Shear Brow Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Shear Brow are based on 181 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 8DU

Average Price
£141,694
Semi-Detached
£167,080
Terraced
£103,206
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£270,260

Estimated Average Property Prices for Shear Brow

Average Price
£149,242
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
231 Shear Brow, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£80,0002018-10-05 £104,321
Hole In The Wall Hotel, 184 Shear Brow, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Other, an established residential building 		£225,0002017-08-30 £248,969
Hole In The Wall Hotel, 184 Shear Brow, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Other, an established residential building 		£225,0002015-02-26 £291,551
233 Shear Brow, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£65,0002013-02-15 £95,524
217 Shear Brow, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£95,0002010-05-28 £128,249

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Ashworth Nursery School
Addison Close , BB2 1QU 		1,547 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Brunel Nursery School
Cambridge Street , BB1 1ES 		2,045 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Longshaw Nursery School
Crosby Road , BB2 3NF 		3,696 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 		373 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Brookhouse Primary School
Troy Street , BB1 6NY 		899 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cedars Primary School
St. James's Road , BB1 8HQ 		904 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedQueen Elizabeth's Primary School
West Park Road , BB2 6DF 		914 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Lammack Primary School
Lammack Road , BB1 8LH 		997 yd Community school No 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 		1,000 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Preston New Road , BB2 7AD 		1,862 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Duckworth Street , BB2 2JR 		2,108 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Sumner Street , BB2 2LD 		2,122 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
3out of 4Witton Park Academy
Buncer Lane , BB2 6TD 		2,658 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 		139 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBlackburn College
Blackburn College , Harrison Centre BB2 1LH 		1,409 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 		913 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 		1,017 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedDar Ul Madinah
Granville Road , Blackburn BB2 6HD 		1,287 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedIslamiyah School
Willow Street , Little Harwood BB1 5NQ 		1,523 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedRawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School
184 Whalley Old Rd , BB1 5NZ 		1,629 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedJamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School
30 Moss Street , BB1 5JT 		1,922 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 Brow2 yd
Mr Joe's224 Shear Brow195 yd
Chaiiwala97 Whalley Range842 yd
La Glacier51-53 Whalley Range846 yd
Khyber Cafe35 Whalley Range876 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Hare And Hounds Hotel78 Lammack Road817 yd
Polish Catholic Mission in Blackburn44 Preston New Road884 yd
Blackburn NorthernBlackburn Northern Cricket And Squash Club, Pleckgate Road988 yd
Alexandra HotelAlexandra Hotel, 29 Dukes Brow1,066 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Frurt Frozen Yoghurt213 Shear Brow34 yd
16th Street216 Shear Brow141 yd
United Burgers Ltd224-222A Shear Brow155 yd
Mai Takeaway220 Shear Brow195 yd
Rays Fish & Chips6 Openshaw Drive725 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Asia ContinentalUnit 7, Whalley Range Business Park, Boyle Street941 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
St Mary'S College
SHEAR BROW 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite64 yd
Queen Elizabeth'S Grammar School (Harrison Playing Field)
Lammack Road 		grass pitches664 yd
Ymca (Blackburn) (Closed)
Edinburgh House Edinburgh House Clarence Street 		health and fitness suite, squash courts776 yd
Brookhouse Primary School
TROY STREET 		artificial grass pitch794 yd
Memorial Ground
MEMORIAL GROUND MEMORIAL GROUND LAMMACK ROAD 		grass pitches813 yd
My Gym @ Bangor Street
NORWICH STREET 		health and fitness suite825 yd
Hawthorns Junior School (Closed)
St. James's Road 		grass pitches833 yd
Corporation Park
WEST PARK ROAD 		grass pitches, tennis courts845 yd
Queen Elizabeth'S Grammar School
WEST PARK ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool952 yd
Pleckgate High School
PLECKGATE ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite979 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 92.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 92.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 92.3%

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 speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed163.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed18.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Shear Brow Street dangerous?

In 2023, 264 crimes were reported near Shear Brow . 37% 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 8DU.

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 8DU

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BB1 8DU 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 Employee127
Part-Time Employee74
Looking after home or family54
Retired47
Student (economically inactive)31
Self-Employed28
Full-Time Student (with or without job)17
Long-Term Sick or disabled13
Other12
Unemployed8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles46
Human health and social work activities31
Manufacturing26
Education24
Information and communication15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security11
Transport and storage11
Administrative and support service activities9
Accommodation and food service activities8
Professional, scientific and technical activities7
Other6
Financial and insurance activities5
Construction4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female299
Male278

Partnership Status

Single127
Married: Opposite sex257
Separated5
Divorced12
Widowed11

Health

Very good health354
Good health157
Fair health46
Bad health14
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications89
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 50
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 44
Apprenticeship9
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 71
Degree or Similar 133
Other16

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian364
Pakistani131
Other Asian2
Black African4
Mixed White and Asian7
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other3
White55
Roma6
Other5

Country of Birth

United Kingdom424
European Union27
Rest of Europe1
Africa10
Middle East and Asia109
The Americas and the Caribbean5
British Overseas1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK424
10+ Years107
5-10 Years23
2-5 Years8
Less than 2 years14

Passport Held

United Kingdom486
Ireland1
Germany1
Italy3
Spain11
Romania8
Other EU countries4
Central and Western Africa1
Southern Asia20
North America and the Caribbean2
No passport held40

Religion

No religion19
Christian50
Buddhist1
Muslim492
Not answered15
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