Swallowfields is in Blackburn and in Blackburn district. BB1 8NR is located in the Roe Lee electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Blackburn. This postcode has been in use since 1990-02-01.
StreetScan combines information about Swallowfields, Blackburn, BB1 8NR and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: BB1 8NT, BB1 8NS, BB1 8NP, BB1 8PD, BB1 8NU, BB1 8NW, BB1 8PW, BB1 8PN, BB1 8NZ.

Swallowfields Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Swallowfields are based on 4 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 8NR

Average Price
£394,137
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£394,137
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Swallowfields

Average Price
£480,181
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on SwallowfieldsStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
6 Swallowfields, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Detached, an established residential building 		£315,0002019-08-02 £418,193
14 Swallowfields, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Detached, an established residential building 		£227,0002014-11-19 £353,315
16 Swallowfields, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Detached, an established residential building 		£218,0002013-10-25 £343,753
30 Swallowfields, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Detached, an established residential building 		£280,5002011-05-17 £451,392
12 Swallowfields, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Detached, an established residential building 		£239,0002010-09-20 £359,193

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Ashworth Nursery School
Addison Close, BB2 1QU 		2,124 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Brunel Nursery School
Cambridge Street, BB1 1ES 		2,534 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Longshaw Nursery School
Crosby Road, BB2 3NF 		4,274 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 		707 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Wilworth Crescent, BB1 8QN 		729 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School
Wilworth Crescent, BB1 8QN 		790 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cedars Primary School
St. James's Road, BB1 8HQ 		849 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn
Earl Street, BB1 8EG 		859 yd Voluntary aided 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 		415 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Preston New Road, BB2 7AD 		2,177 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Duckworth Street, BB2 2JR 		2,690 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Sumner Street, BB2 2LD 		2,707 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
3out of 4Witton Park Academy
Buncer Lane, BB2 6TD 		3,168 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 		565 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBlackburn College
Blackburn College, Harrison Centre BB2 1LH 		1,994 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 		1,452 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 		960 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedIslamiyah School
Willow Street, Little Harwood BB1 5NQ 		1,471 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedRawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School
184 Whalley Old Rd, BB1 5NZ 		1,755 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedDar Ul Madinah
Granville Road, Blackburn BB2 6HD 		1,778 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedJamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School
30 Moss Street, BB1 5JT 		2,133 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 Brow391 yd
The Olde Cotton Mill184 Shear Brow585 yd
ego@knowles armsKnowles Arms, Pleckgate Road865 yd
Afrikana Kitchen BlackburnUnit 1, Roe Lee Retail Centre, Whalley New Road888 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Blackburn NorthernBlackburn Northern Cricket And Squash Club, Pleckgate Road403 yd
Hare And Hounds Hotel78 Lammack Road646 yd
Blackburn RUFCBlackburn Rugby Club, Ramsgreave Drive862 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Mai Takeaway220 Shear Brow391 yd
United Burgers Ltd224-222A Shear Brow430 yd
16th Street216 Shear Brow445 yd
Rays Fish & Chips6 Openshaw Drive584 yd
Frurt Frozen Yoghurt213 Shear Brow618 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco ExpressUnit 5, Roe Lee Retail Centre, Whalley New Road952 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Pleckgate High School
PLECKGATE ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite434 yd
Pleckgate High School - Maths And Computing College (Closed)
Pleckgate Road 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite451 yd
Woolridge Playing Fields
PLECKGATE ROAD 		grass pitches491 yd
St Mary'S College
SHEAR BROW 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite531 yd
Blackburn Northern
Pleckgate Road 		grass pitches, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, tennis courts563 yd
Memorial Ground
MEMORIAL GROUND MEMORIAL GROUND LAMMACK ROAD 		grass pitches576 yd
Pleckgate Playing Fields
RAMSGREAVE DRIVE 		grass pitches580 yd
Queen Elizabeth'S Grammar School (Harrison Playing Field)
Lammack Road 		grass pitches594 yd
Hawthorns Junior School (Closed)
St. James's Road 		grass pitches756 yd
Blackburn Rugby Union Football Club
RAMSGREAVE DRIVE 		grass pitches761 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 60.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 60.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 60.9%

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 speed50.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed75.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed10.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Swallowfields Street dangerous?

In 2023, 144 crimes were reported near Swallowfields. 52% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. Crime level on this street is below average. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of BB1 8NR.

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

More Crime Statistics for Swallowfields, Blackburn, BB1 8NR

Employment

BB1 8NR area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 13% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in BB1 8NR 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 Employee88
Self-Employed42
Part-Time Employee41
Retired41
Student (economically inactive)31
Looking after home or family26
Full-Time Student (with or without job)17
Long-Term Sick or disabled6
Other5
Unemployed4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles31
Human health and social work activities25
Manufacturing23
Education18
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security14
Professional, scientific and technical activities11
Financial and insurance activities8
Transport and storage8
Accommodation and food service activities7
Information and communication7
Administrative and support service activities7
Other5
Construction3
Real estate activities2

People

Gender

Female213
Male205

Partnership Status

Single85
Married: Opposite sex193
Separated2
Divorced15
Widowed8

Health

Very good health263
Good health106
Fair health37
Bad health9
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications41
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 20
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 36
Apprenticeship6
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 58
Degree or Similar 132
Other9

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi2
Chinese1
Indian148
Pakistani158
Mixed White and Asian6
White90
Arab12

Country of Birth

United Kingdom325
European Union12
Africa4
Middle East and Asia79

Length of Residence

Born in the UK325
10+ Years72
5-10 Years7
2-5 Years9
Less than 2 years7

Passport Held

United Kingdom381
Poland7
Other EU countries1
Middle East5
Southern Asia11
No passport held12

Religion

No religion22
Christian68
Buddhist1
Hindu5
Muslim300
Not answered22
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