Falcon Close is in Blackburn and in Blackburn district. BB1 8LE 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 Falcon Close, Blackburn, BB1 8LE and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: BB1 8JY, BB1 8JN, BB1 8LF, BB1 8LP, BB1 8LW, BB1 8JW, BB1 8JS, BB1 8LG, BB1 8DH.

Falcon Close Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Falcon Close are based on 2 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 8LE

Average Price
£225,292
Semi-Detached
£210,246
Terraced
£232,850
Detached
£235,623
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Falcon Close

Average Price
£247,008
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Falcon CloseStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
9 Falcon Close, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Detached, an established residential building 		£184,0002023-03-17 £191,866
1 Falcon Close, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£209,9502021-01-29 £236,438
10 Falcon Close, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£148,0002018-08-30 £191,409
4 Falcon Close, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Detached, an established residential building 		£138,0002018-06-08 £184,961
9 Falcon Close, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Detached, an established residential building 		£140,0002017-02-10 £205,505

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Ashworth Nursery School
Addison Close , BB2 1QU 		1,823 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Brunel Nursery School
Cambridge Street , BB1 1ES 		2,522 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Longshaw Nursery School
Crosby Road , BB2 3NF 		4,074 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 4Lammack Primary School
Lammack Road , BB1 8LH 		516 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn
Earl Street , BB1 8EG 		861 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedQueen Elizabeth's Primary School
West Park Road , BB2 6DF 		1,102 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Wilworth Crescent , BB1 8QN 		1,178 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cedars Primary School
St. James's Road , BB1 8HQ 		1,207 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 		785 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Preston New Road , BB2 7AD 		1,702 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Duckworth Street , BB2 2JR 		2,399 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Sumner Street , BB2 2LD 		2,479 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
3out of 4Witton Park Academy
Buncer Lane , BB2 6TD 		2,753 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 		582 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBlackburn College
Blackburn College , Harrison Centre BB2 1LH 		1,768 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 		1,102 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 		1,325 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedDar Ul Madinah
Granville Road , Blackburn BB2 6HD 		1,368 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedIslamiyah School
Willow Street , Little Harwood BB1 5NQ 		1,849 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedRawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School
184 Whalley Old Rd , BB1 5NZ 		2,044 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedJamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School
30 Moss Street , BB1 5JT 		2,372 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 Brow381 yd
The Olde Cotton Mill184 Shear Brow487 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Hare And Hounds Hotel78 Lammack Road329 yd
Blackburn NorthernBlackburn Northern Cricket And Squash Club, Pleckgate Road777 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Mai Takeaway220 Shear Brow381 yd
United Burgers Ltd224-222A Shear Brow408 yd
16th Street216 Shear Brow423 yd
Frurt Frozen Yoghurt213 Shear Brow515 yd
Rays Fish & Chips6 Openshaw Drive962 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Queen Elizabeth'S Grammar School (Harrison Playing Field)
Lammack Road 		grass pitches182 yd
Memorial Ground
MEMORIAL GROUND MEMORIAL GROUND LAMMACK ROAD 		grass pitches332 yd
St Mary'S College
SHEAR BROW 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite482 yd
Lammack Community Primary School
LAMMACK ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches595 yd
Pleckgate High School
PLECKGATE ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite663 yd
Pleckgate Playing Fields
RAMSGREAVE DRIVE 		grass pitches684 yd
Pleckgate High School - Maths And Computing College (Closed)
Pleckgate Road 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite761 yd
Blackburn Northern
Pleckgate Road 		grass pitches, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, tennis courts853 yd
Woolridge Playing Fields
PLECKGATE ROAD 		grass pitches896 yd
Blackburn Rugby Union Football Club
RAMSGREAVE DRIVE 		grass pitches970 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 speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed208.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed17.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Falcon Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 157 crimes were reported near Falcon Close . 50% 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 8LE.

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

More Crime Statistics for Falcon Close, Blackburn, BB1 8LE

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BB1 8LE 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 Employee87
Part-Time Employee54
Retired50
Student (economically inactive)31
Self-Employed24
Looking after home or family24
Other17
Long-Term Sick or disabled9
Unemployed4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles29
Human health and social work activities22
Education20
Manufacturing16
Information and communication13
Professional, scientific and technical activities9
Construction9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security9
Administrative and support service activities9
Real estate activities6
Financial and insurance activities5
Other4
Accommodation and food service activities4
Transport and storage2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female199
Male209

Partnership Status

Single102
Married: Opposite sex173
Separated7
Divorced8
Widowed15

Health

Very good health236
Good health111
Fair health41
Bad health15
Very bad health5

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications53
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 42
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 34
Apprenticeship13
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 62
Degree or Similar 92
Other8

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian151
Pakistani97
Other Asian8
Black African1
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and African2
White131
Arab11

Country of Birth

United Kingdom350
European Union9
Africa9
Middle East and Asia40

Length of Residence

Born in the UK350
10+ Years46
5-10 Years7
2-5 Years4

Passport Held

United Kingdom353
Ireland1
Italy1
Poland2
Romania1
Central and Western Africa2
Southern Asia4
No passport held43

Religion

No religion24
Christian111
Hindu3
Muslim245
Not answered24
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