Darwen Street is in Blackburn and in Blackburn With Darwen district. BB2 2AQ is located in the Blackburn Central electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Blackburn. This postcode has been in use since 2011-11-01.
StreetScan combines information about Darwen Street, Blackburn, BB2 2AQ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

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

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 2AQ

Average Price
£50,310
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£50,310
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

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
117 Darwen Street, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£14,7502002-04-05 £50,310

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Brunel Nursery School
Cambridge Street, BB1 1ES 		764 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ashworth Nursery School
Addison Close, BB2 1QU 		874 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Longshaw Nursery School
Crosby Road, BB2 3NF 		1,813 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 		462 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
Withers Street, BB1 1DF 		822 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Oakenhurst Road, BB2 1SN 		825 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Bennington Street, BB2 3HP 		917 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 		944 yd Academy sponsor led 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 		464 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
3out of 4St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Duckworth Street, BB2 2JR 		815 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBlackburn Central High School
Haslingden Road, BB2 3HJ 		1,187 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Witton Park Academy
Buncer Lane, BB2 6TD 		1,980 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Our Lady and St John Catholic College
North Road, BB1 1PY 		2,104 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 		621 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Mary's College
Shear Brow, BB1 8DX 		1,907 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 		1,415 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 		1,106 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedCrosshill Special School
Haslingden Rd, BB2 3HJ 		1,139 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedNoorul Uloom
Park Lee Rd, Blackburn BB2 3NY 		1,253 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedMarkazul Uloom
Park Lee Road, BB2 3NY 		1,253 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedDar Ul Madinah
Granville Road, Blackburn BB2 6HD 		1,578 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 Street2 yd
Al RijaUnit A Lower Audley Street70 yd
Nando'sThe Peel Centre, Lower Audley Street106 yd
Dunelm Soft Furnishings Ltd Cafe PausaDunelm, Lower Audley Street106 yd
Bab's Breakfast Diner6-8 Vernon Street167 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Postal Order15-19 Darwen Street2 yd
The Vic43-45 Darwen Street268 yd
Q LoungeSt Peter Street304 yd
Bar Ibiza6 Mincing Lane355 yd
Sam's Bar4 Higher Church Street441 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Kings Castle (American Burgers and Waffles)49-51 Darwen Street170 yd
DNKD60 Darwen Street213 yd
Taste of India31 Mincing Lane222 yd
Low Cost Fast Food41a Darwen Street267 yd
Cluck 'N' Dough44 Darwen Street268 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Farm Foods25 King Street406 yd
ABC Foods14-16 King Street436 yd
Kurdish Supermarket52-54 King Street480 yd
Lidl Great Britain LtdWhalley Banks, King Street492 yd
Poundstretcher LtdUnit 4 Nova Scotia Retail Park, Bolton Road516 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Blackburn Youth Zone
JUBILEE STREET 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite175 yd
Planet Ice Blackburn Arena
GRIMSHAW RETAIL PARK 		ice rinks196 yd
Dw Sports Fitness (Blackburn Centre) (Closed)
Mayson Street 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool261 yd
West End Youth And Community Centre (Closed)
Clayton Street 		378 yd
Probodies
Bolton Road 		health and fitness suite447 yd
Pure Gym (Blackburn The Mall)
The Mall The Mall SPRING HILL 		health and fitness suite583 yd
Total Shape (Closed)
39-41 39-41 King William Street 		health and fitness suite617 yd
Waves Water Fun Centre (Closed)
Nab Lane 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool634 yd
Blackburn Sports Leisure Centre
FEILDEN STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool658 yd
Blackburn College (Closed)
Feilden Street 		health and fitness suite714 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 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

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%

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

Safety

Is Darwen Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2113 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 2AQ.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 2113
Shoplifting 629
Anti Social Behaviour 452
Violence And Sexual Offences 446
Public Order 127
Other Theft 127
Criminal Damage And Arson 81
Vehicle Crime 69
Theft From The Person 38
Drugs 35
Possession Of Weapons 27
Robbery 24
Other Crime 24
Burglary 22
Bicycle Theft 12

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Islington243 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Astley Gate451 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Astley Gate451 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Astley Gate451 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Astley Gate451 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Astley Gate451 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Astley Gate451 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Astley Gate451 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Astley Gate451 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Astley Gate451 yd

Employment

BB2 2AQ 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 2AQ 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 Employee96
Retired64
Long-Term Sick or disabled53
Student (economically inactive)38
Other23
Part-Time Employee21
Looking after home or family19
Unemployed17
Self-Employed14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)9

Employment Industry

Manufacturing25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles22
Accommodation and food service activities13
Human health and social work activities9
Education8
Financial and insurance activities7
Construction4
Administrative and support service activities3
Other2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2
Information and communication2
Transport and storage2
Real estate activities1
Professional, scientific and technical activities1

People

Gender

Female176
Male204

Partnership Status

Single182
Married: Opposite sex90
Married: Same sex1
Separated16
Divorced37
Widowed25

Health

Very good health119
Good health118
Fair health94
Bad health39
Very bad health8

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications108
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 28
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 47
Apprenticeship15
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 44
Degree or Similar 98
Other9

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese8
Indian69
Pakistani80
Other Asian13
Black African15
Other Black3
Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed White and Caribbean3
White172
Arab3
Other10

Country of Birth

United Kingdom257
European Union21
Africa23
Middle East and Asia73
The Americas and the Caribbean3
Oceania2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK257
10+ Years55
5-10 Years15
2-5 Years32
Less than 2 years20

Passport Held

United Kingdom244
Ireland5
Germany2
Italy1
Portugal2
Poland10
Romania4
North Africa6
Central and Western Africa6
Middle East2
Eastern Asia3
Southern Asia22
South-East Asia8
North America and the Caribbean3
Oceania2
No passport held61

Religion

No religion40
Christian120
Buddhist9
Muslim186
Not answered25
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