Darwen Street is in Blackburn and in Blackburn With Darwen district. BB2 2BH 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 2BH and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: BB2 2HA, BB2 2HB, BB2 2BY, BB2 2BL, BB2 2AD, BB1 1FB, BB2 2AU, BB2 2EB, BB2 2DG.

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 2BH

Average Price
£435,942
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£201,651
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£1,021,669

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
37 Darwen Street, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£115,0002019-03-22 £145,477
15 - 19 Darwen Street, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Other, an established residential building 		£1,600,0002016-12-06 £1,894,615
36 Darwen Street, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Other, an established residential building 		£120,0002016-06-01 £148,723
40 - 42 Darwen Street, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£250,0002010-04-09 £338,853
39 Darwen Street, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£110,0002004-08-31 £198,260

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Brunel Nursery School
Cambridge Street, BB1 1ES 		765 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ashworth Nursery School
Addison Close, BB2 1QU 		787 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Longshaw Nursery School
Crosby Road, BB2 3NF 		2,093 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 		255 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 		738 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Michael With St John CofE Primary School
Swallow Drive, BB1 6LE 		748 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
Withers Street, BB1 1DF 		809 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Trinity Street, BB1 5BN 		984 yd Voluntary aided school Yes 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 		657 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
3out of 4St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Duckworth Street, BB2 2JR 		918 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBlackburn Central High School
Haslingden Road, BB2 3HJ 		1,375 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Witton Park Academy
Buncer Lane, BB2 6TD 		2,029 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Our Lady and St John Catholic College
North Road, BB1 1PY 		2,170 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 		449 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Mary's College
Shear Brow, BB1 8DX 		1,629 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 		1,203 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 		1,155 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedCrosshill Special School
Haslingden Rd, BB2 3HJ 		1,347 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedDar Ul Madinah
Granville Road, Blackburn BB2 6HD 		1,423 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedNoorul Uloom
Park Lee Rd, Blackburn BB2 3NY 		1,526 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedMarkazul Uloom
Park Lee Road, BB2 3NY 		1,526 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
Palm Lounge40-42 Darwen Street34 yd
Blackburn Youth ZoneJubilee Street55 yd
Thira Restaurant32 Darwen Street61 yd
Cube32 Darwen Street61 yd
Bellagio53-55 Darwen Street77 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Vic43-45 Darwen Street34 yd
Q LoungeSt Peter Street67 yd
Bar Ibiza6 Mincing Lane134 yd
Sam's Bar4 Higher Church Street182 yd
The Sun Hotel1 Astley Gate198 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Low Cost Fast Food41a Darwen Street14 yd
Cluck 'N' Dough44 Darwen Street34 yd
The Pizza Shop38 Darwen Street34 yd
Miami Chicken & Pizza48 Darwen Street34 yd
No 39 Kebab & Pizza House39 Darwen Street34 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
ABC Foods14-16 King Street244 yd
Wm Morrison Supermarkets LimitedMorrison Supermarket, Railway Road286 yd
Farm Foods25 King Street288 yd
Kurdish Supermarket52-54 King Street410 yd
Lidl Great Britain LtdWhalley Banks, King Street429 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Blackburn Youth Zone
JUBILEE STREET 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite124 yd
West End Youth And Community Centre (Closed)
Clayton Street 		203 yd
Pure Gym (Blackburn The Mall)
The Mall The Mall SPRING HILL 		health and fitness suite303 yd
Dw Sports Fitness (Blackburn Centre) (Closed)
Mayson Street 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool344 yd
Total Shape (Closed)
39-41 39-41 King William Street 		health and fitness suite351 yd
Waves Water Fun Centre (Closed)
Nab Lane 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool426 yd
Planet Ice Blackburn Arena
GRIMSHAW RETAIL PARK 		ice rinks456 yd
Blackburn Sports Leisure Centre
FEILDEN STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool482 yd
Blackburn College (Closed)
Feilden Street 		health and fitness suite555 yd
Probodies
Bolton Road 		health and fitness suite712 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 77.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 77.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 77.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 77.3%

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/s18.2%

Download Speed

Median download speed112.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed110.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed10.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Darwen Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2115 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 2BH.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 2115
Shoplifting 651
Violence And Sexual Offences 455
Anti Social Behaviour 433
Other Theft 126
Public Order 120
Criminal Damage And Arson 84
Vehicle Crime 60
Drugs 42
Theft From The Person 39
Possession Of Weapons 28
Robbery 24
Other Crime 19
Bicycle Theft 17
Burglary 17

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12ShopliftingLocal resolutionOn or near Barton Street334 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Shopping Area483 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Shopping Area504 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Montague Close543 yd
2023-12Other crimeAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Montague Close543 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Darwen Street53 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Darwen Street53 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Darwen Street53 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Darwen Street53 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Clayton Street208 yd

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BB2 2BH 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 Employee119
Part-Time Employee62
Looking after home or family52
Retired44
Student (economically inactive)38
Other28
Self-Employed23
Long-Term Sick or disabled18
Unemployed15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles46
Accommodation and food service activities21
Human health and social work activities21
Manufacturing20
Education15
Administrative and support service activities14
Construction11
Information and communication11
Transport and storage8
Professional, scientific and technical activities8
Other7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Financial and insurance activities3
Real estate activities1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female258
Male261

Partnership Status

Single157
Married: Opposite sex196
Married: Same sex3
Civil partnership: Same sex5
Separated11
Divorced23
Widowed17

Health

Very good health280
Good health139
Fair health67
Bad health24
Very bad health7

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications123
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 50
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 47
Apprenticeship7
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 56
Degree or Similar 109
Other16

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi8
Chinese8
Indian229
Pakistani127
Other Asian14
Black African9
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed Other7
White91
Arab6
Other15

Country of Birth

United Kingdom277
European Union28
Rest of Europe1
Africa20
Middle East and Asia189
The Americas and the Caribbean4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK277
10+ Years147
5-10 Years30
2-5 Years30
Less than 2 years36

Passport Held

United Kingdom381
Ireland1
France2
Italy11
Portugal4
Spain3
Lithuania2
Poland13
Other EU countries5
North Africa4
Central and Western Africa4
South and Eastern Africa2
Middle East1
Eastern Asia4
Southern Asia32
South-East Asia3
Central and South America2
Oceania1
No passport held46

Religion

No religion46
Christian70
Muslim380
Not answered23
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