Fawcett Close is in Blackburn and in Blackburn With Darwen district. BB2 2LS 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 Fawcett Close, Blackburn, BB2 2LS and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: BB2 2LP, BB2 2LT, BB2 2JQ, BB2 2NB, BB2 2LU, BB2 2LW, BB2 1XL, BB2 2LY, BB2 2LZ.

Fawcett Close Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Fawcett Close 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 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 2LS

Average Price
£70,164
Semi-Detached
£75,773
Terraced
£68,295
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Fawcett Close

Average Price
£70,164
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Fawcett CloseStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
173 Fawcett Close, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£50,0002012-12-19 £75,773
174 Fawcett Close, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£65,0002006-11-29 £85,348
162 Fawcett Close, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£51,6502006-11-20 £67,819
137 Fawcett Close, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£24,4002004-04-26 £51,716

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Ashworth Nursery School
Addison Close, BB2 1QU 		749 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Brunel Nursery School
Cambridge Street, BB1 1ES 		1,525 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Longshaw Nursery School
Crosby Road, BB2 3NF 		1,594 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 4St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School
Hancock Street, BB2 2LZ 		212 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Griffin Park Primary School
Cavendish Place, BB2 2PN 		720 yd Community 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 		731 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Feilden Street, BB2 1LQ 		887 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy
Norfolk Street, Mill Hill BB2 4EW 		1,010 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Duckworth Street, BB2 2JR 		196 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Sumner Street, BB2 2LD 		317 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
3out of 4Witton Park Academy
Buncer Lane, BB2 6TD 		1,281 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBlackburn Central High School
Haslingden Road, BB2 3HJ 		1,680 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Preston New Road, BB2 7AD 		2,123 yd Academy converter No Girls 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 		865 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Mary's College
Shear Brow, BB1 8DX 		2,302 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 		1,485 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedNoorul Uloom
Park Lee Rd, Blackburn BB2 3NY 		1,333 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedMarkazul Uloom
Park Lee Road, BB2 3NY 		1,333 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedDar Ul Madinah
Granville Road, Blackburn BB2 6HD 		1,429 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCrosshill Special School
Haslingden Rd, BB2 3HJ 		1,584 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedAl Islah Girls' High School
108 Audley Range, BB1 1TF 		1,823 yd Other independent school No Girls 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
Grand Venue Banqueting RestaurantHarrison Street297 yd
Original Sandwich Bar82 Whalley Banks317 yd
Mocca Bistro Caffe Bar36 Bank Top324 yd
Rajas28-30 Whalley Banks390 yd
Raj Indian Cuisine106 Bolton Road419 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Havelock Inn1 Havelock Street546 yd
Ivy HotelIvy Hotel, 65 Infirmary Street706 yd
Lion Hotel29 Wensley Road730 yd
Postal Order15-19 Darwen Street776 yd
Longshaw Sports & Social ClubLongshaw Unity Working Mens Club, Bryan Street846 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Simply Delicious1b Wellington Road278 yd
Coal FireUnit 13 Hamilton Street283 yd
Jaffa Shawarma2 Bank Top316 yd
Eastern Spice84 Whalley Banks317 yd
Ocean Chippy80 Whalley Banks317 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco Express79a Bank Top504 yd
Poundstretcher LtdUnit 4 Nova Scotia Retail Park, Bolton Road599 yd
Lidl Great Britain LtdWhalley Banks, King Street649 yd
Kurdish Supermarket52-54 King Street664 yd
Farm Foods25 King Street753 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
St Wilfrids C Of E Academy
DUCKWORTH STREET 		artificial grass pitch, tennis courts257 yd
Probodies
Bolton Road 		health and fitness suite515 yd
Phoenix Engineering
CARLINGHURST ROAD 		552 yd
Griffin Park
STANCLIFFE STREET INDUSTRIAL ESTATE 		grass pitches563 yd
St Barnabas And St Paul'S Ce Primary School
OAKENHURST ROAD 		grass pitches786 yd
Planet Ice Blackburn Arena
GRIMSHAW RETAIL PARK 		ice rinks824 yd
West End Youth And Community Centre (Closed)
Clayton Street 		832 yd
Blackburn College (Closed)
Feilden Street 		health and fitness suite869 yd
Blackburn Sports Leisure Centre
FEILDEN STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool887 yd
Griffin Park Community Primary School
Cavendish Place 		grass pitches889 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 speed79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed97.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed14.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Fawcett Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 1176 crimes were reported near Fawcett Close . Only 6% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of BB2 2LS.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 1176
Violence And Sexual Offences 324
Anti Social Behaviour 270
Shoplifting 262
Criminal Damage And Arson 67
Other Theft 63
Public Order 52
Vehicle Crime 38
Burglary 34
Drugs 16
Possession Of Weapons 13
Other Crime 13
Theft From The Person 10
Robbery 9
Bicycle Theft 5

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near New Garden Street475 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Havelock Street502 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Baldwin Street395 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Baldwin Street395 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Stansfeld Street356 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Stansfeld Street356 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Stansfeld Street356 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Norman Street506 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Taylor Close186 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Taylor Close186 yd

Employment

BB2 2LS area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 7% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee63
Long-Term Sick or disabled35
Looking after home or family24
Other22
Part-Time Employee18
Unemployed16
Retired16
Student (economically inactive)12
Self-Employed10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles16
Human health and social work activities15
Manufacturing14
Accommodation and food service activities11
Construction8
Education6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Administrative and support service activities4
Information and communication3
Financial and insurance activities2
Real estate activities2
Other2
Professional, scientific and technical activities1
Transport and storage1

People

Gender

Female167
Male154

Partnership Status

Single130
Married: Opposite sex57
Separated7
Divorced20
Widowed12

Health

Very good health130
Good health126
Fair health40
Bad health16
Very bad health9

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications76
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 28
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 31
Apprenticeship13
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 28
Degree or Similar 42
Other9

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian1
Pakistani47
Other Asian3
Black African23
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and African1
Mixed Other1
White213
Roma1
Arab10
Other15

Country of Birth

United Kingdom212
European Union51
Rest of Europe1
Africa16
Middle East and Asia41
The Americas and the Caribbean1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK212
10+ Years51
5-10 Years32
2-5 Years23
Less than 2 years3

Passport Held

United Kingdom170
Spain4
Lithuania6
Poland27
Romania1
Other EU countries18
South and Eastern Africa2
Southern Asia10
No passport held83

Religion

No religion97
Christian132
Muslim69
Other religion3
Not answered20
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