Darwen Street is in Blackburn and in Blackburn With Darwen district. BB2 2AJ is located in the Blackburn Central electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Blackburn. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Darwen Street, Blackburn, BB2 2AJ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: BB2 2AQ, BB2 2BL, BB2 2HP, BB2 2BX, BB2 2AD, BB1 1DG, BB2 2AA, BB2 2AU, BB2 2HB.

Darwen Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Darwen Street are based on 38 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 BB2 2AJ

Average Price
£143,538
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£116,369
Detached
£277,659
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£123,592

Estimated Average Property Prices for Darwen Street

Average Price
£202,542
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Darwen Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
96 Darwen Street, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Other, an established residential building 		£100,0002023-05-19 £99,062
88 Darwen Street, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Other, an established residential building 		£230,0002022-11-28 £221,605
130 Darwen Street, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Other, an established residential building 		£80,0002021-04-01 £85,339
130 Darwen Street, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Other, an established residential building 		£80,0002019-08-09 £88,360
82 Darwen Street, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Detached, an established residential building 		£205,0002008-06-24 £277,659

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Brunel Nursery School
Cambridge Street, BB1 1ES 		784 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ashworth Nursery School
Addison Close, BB2 1QU 		827 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Longshaw Nursery School
Crosby Road, BB2 3NF 		1,862 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Feilden Street, BB2 1LQ 		404 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Oakenhurst Road, BB2 1SN 		778 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
Withers Street, BB1 1DF 		840 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School
Hancock Street, BB2 2LZ 		952 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Bennington Street, BB2 3HP 		971 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Sumner Street, BB2 2LD 		471 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
3out of 4St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Duckworth Street, BB2 2JR 		801 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBlackburn Central High School
Haslingden Road, BB2 3HJ 		1,240 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Witton Park Academy
Buncer Lane, BB2 6TD 		1,958 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Our Lady and St John Catholic College
North Road, BB1 1PY 		2,141 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBlackburn College
Blackburn College, Harrison Centre BB2 1LH 		565 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Mary's College
Shear Brow, BB1 8DX 		1,854 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 		1,358 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedAl Islah Girls' High School
108 Audley Range, BB1 1TF 		1,138 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedCrosshill Special School
Haslingden Rd, BB2 3HJ 		1,194 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedNoorul Uloom
Park Lee Rd, Blackburn BB2 3NY 		1,309 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedMarkazul Uloom
Park Lee Road, BB2 3NY 		1,309 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedDar Ul Madinah
Granville Road, Blackburn BB2 6HD 		1,525 yd Other independent school No Mixed 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
Early Bird Cafe117 Darwen Street55 yd
Bab's Breakfast Diner6-8 Vernon Street110 yd
Al RijaUnit A Lower Audley Street128 yd
Dunelm Soft Furnishings Ltd Cafe PausaDunelm, Lower Audley Street144 yd
Nando'sThe Peel Centre, Lower Audley Street144 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Postal Order15-19 Darwen Street55 yd
The Vic43-45 Darwen Street216 yd
Q LoungeSt Peter Street249 yd
Bar Ibiza6 Mincing Lane298 yd
Sam's Bar4 Higher Church Street385 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Kings Castle (American Burgers and Waffles)49-51 Darwen Street125 yd
DNKD60 Darwen Street162 yd
Taste of India31 Mincing Lane167 yd
Cluck 'N' Dough44 Darwen Street215 yd
The Pizza Shop38 Darwen Street216 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Farm Foods25 King Street351 yd
ABC Foods14-16 King Street379 yd
Kurdish Supermarket52-54 King Street431 yd
Lidl Great Britain LtdWhalley Banks, King Street444 yd
Wm Morrison Supermarkets LimitedMorrison Supermarket, Railway Road485 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Blackburn Youth Zone
JUBILEE STREET 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite140 yd
Planet Ice Blackburn Arena
GRIMSHAW RETAIL PARK 		ice rinks253 yd
Dw Sports Fitness (Blackburn Centre) (Closed)
Mayson Street 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool284 yd
West End Youth And Community Centre (Closed)
Clayton Street 		320 yd
Probodies
Bolton Road 		health and fitness suite484 yd
Pure Gym (Blackburn The Mall)
The Mall The Mall SPRING HILL 		health and fitness suite532 yd
Total Shape (Closed)
39-41 39-41 King William Street 		health and fitness suite561 yd
Waves Water Fun Centre (Closed)
Nab Lane 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool576 yd
Blackburn Sports Leisure Centre
FEILDEN STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool602 yd
Blackburn College (Closed)
Feilden Street 		health and fitness suite659 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 76.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 76.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 76.5%

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%

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

Safety

Is Darwen Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2104 crimes were reported near Darwen Street . Only 2% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was shoplifting. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of BB2 2AJ.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 2104
Shoplifting 629
Anti Social Behaviour 453
Violence And Sexual Offences 436
Public Order 129
Other Theft 125
Criminal Damage And Arson 79
Vehicle Crime 68
Drugs 39
Theft From The Person 38
Possession Of Weapons 26
Robbery 24
Other Crime 23
Burglary 20
Bicycle Theft 15

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of BB2 2AJ.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Islington255 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Shopping Area276 yd
2023-12ShopliftingLocal resolutionOn or near Barton Street490 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Barton Street490 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Tattersall Street151 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Shopping Area276 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area276 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area276 yd
2023-12Other theftUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Shopping Area276 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area276 yd

Employment

BB2 2AJ area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in BB2 2AJ 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 Employee56
Retired49
Student (economically inactive)40
Long-Term Sick or disabled39
Looking after home or family32
Part-Time Employee30
Other22
Unemployed16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)11
Self-Employed4

Employment Industry

Manufacturing27
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles20
Human health and social work activities15
Construction8
Accommodation and food service activities5
Education4
Professional, scientific and technical activities4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security3
Other3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Financial and insurance activities2
Information and communication2
Administrative and support service activities2
Transport and storage1

People

Gender

Female187
Male218

Partnership Status

Single164
Married: Opposite sex66
Married: Same sex2
Separated12
Divorced30
Widowed26

Health

Very good health182
Good health123
Fair health65
Bad health25
Very bad health9

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications103
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 42
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 41
Apprenticeship19
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 30
Degree or Similar 46
Other19

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi1
Indian13
Pakistani26
Other Asian4
Black African52
Black Caribbean4
Other Black9
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other1
White261
Gypsy or Irish Traveller1
Arab6
Other26

Country of Birth

United Kingdom284
European Union52
Rest of Europe4
Africa34
Middle East and Asia28
The Americas and the Caribbean3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK284
10+ Years75
5-10 Years22
2-5 Years12
Less than 2 years12

Passport Held

United Kingdom232
France1
Italy3
Lithuania5
Poland38
Other EU countries11
Other Europe4
Central and Western Africa2
South and Eastern Africa2
Middle East8
Southern Asia3
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held99

Religion

No religion108
Christian179
Muslim99
Not answered19
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