Elgar Close is in Blackburn and in Blackburn district. BB2 3TE is located in the Blackburn South East electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Blackburn. This postcode has been in use since 1992-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Elgar Close, Blackburn, BB2 3TE and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: BB2 3TF, BB2 3TD, BB2 3HE, BB2 3TG, BB2 3HA, BB2 3EA, BB2 3ED, BB2 3TQ, BB2 3HG.

Elgar Close Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Elgar Close are based on 14 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 BB2 3TE

Average Price
£258,358
Semi-Detached
£266,730
Terraced
£231,830
Detached
£262,234
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Elgar Close

Average Price
£262,708
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Elgar CloseStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
17 Elgar Close, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Detached, an established residential building 		£275,0002022-12-14 £287,333
49 Elgar Close, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Detached, an established residential building 		£245,0002022-11-25 £251,774
29 Elgar Close, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Detached, an established residential building 		£315,0002022-07-18 £337,485
37 Elgar Close, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Detached, an established residential building 		£160,0002022-03-25 £174,584
53 Elgar Close, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Terraced, an established residential building 		£220,0002022-02-21 £239,346

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Longshaw Nursery School
Crosby Road, BB2 3NF 		1,150 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Brunel Nursery School
Cambridge Street, BB1 1ES 		1,397 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ashworth Nursery School
Addison Close, BB2 1QU 		2,376 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Turncroft Nursery School
Highfield Road, BB3 2DN 		5,048 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 Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Bennington Street, BB2 3HP 		704 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Audley Junior School
Queen's Park Road, BB1 1SE 		879 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Audley Infant School
Queens Park Road, BB1 1SE 		879 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Longshaw Community Junior School
Park Lee Road, BB2 3NX 		915 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Longshaw Infant School
Crosby Road, BB2 3NF 		1,138 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBlackburn Central High School
Haslingden Road, BB2 3HJ 		527 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Our Lady and St John Catholic College
North Road, BB1 1PY 		1,441 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Sumner Street, BB2 2LD 		1,665 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
3out of 4St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Duckworth Street, BB2 2JR 		2,034 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4Darwen Vale High School
Blackburn Road, BB3 0AL 		2,327 yd Academy sponsor led 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 		2,179 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Mary's College
Shear Brow, BB1 8DX 		3,340 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 		2,974 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCrosshill Special School
Haslingden Rd, BB2 3HJ 		478 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedNoorul Uloom
Park Lee Rd, Blackburn BB2 3NY 		617 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedMarkazul Uloom
Park Lee Road, BB2 3NY 		617 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
4out of 4Newfield School
Old Bank Lane, Off Shadsworth Road BB1 2PW 		1,077 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedAl Islah Girls' High School
108 Audley Range, BB1 1TF 		1,203 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
Kentucky Fried ChickenKentucky Fried Chicken, Haslingden Road315 yd
WH Smiths Costa CoffeeRoyal Blackburn Hospital, Haslingden Road331 yd
Waterside CanteenWaterside Office956 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The ObservatoryOld Bank Lane199 yd
Clifton Arms48 Grimshaw Park1,049 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Mega Munch42 Old Bank Lane199 yd
Fishmoor Chippery49 Fishmoor Drive736 yd
Lucky Star Chinese Takeaway26 Mosley Street1,016 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Kashmir SupermarketUnit 3, Europa House, Bennington Street771 yd
Asda Stores LtdAsda Superstore, Grimshaw Park922 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Everton Playing Fields
MANXMAN ROAD 		grass pitches417 yd
Blackburn Golf Centre And Driving Range (Closed)
Haslingden Road 		golf485 yd
Blackburn Central High School With Crosshill
HASLINGDEN ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite522 yd
My Gym @ Highercroft
NEWFIELD DRIVE 		health and fitness suite803 yd
St Mary'S And St Joseph'S Roman Catholic Primary School
BENNINGTON STREET 		grass pitches806 yd
Roman Road Cp (Closed)
Fishmoor Drive 		grass pitches861 yd
Audley Community Junior School
AUDLEY JUNIOR AND INFANT SCHOOL AUDLEY JUNIOR AND INFANT SCHOOL QUEENS PARK ROAD 		artificial grass pitch902 yd
Roman Road Recreation Ground
Fishmoor Drive 		grass pitches976 yd
Newfield School
OLD BANK LANE 		990 yd
Longshaw Community Junior School
PARK LEE ROAD 		grass pitches1,015 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%

Download Speed

Median download speed71.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed61.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Elgar Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 695 crimes were reported near Elgar Close . Only 13% 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 3TE.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 695
Violence And Sexual Offences 290
Anti Social Behaviour 188
Criminal Damage And Arson 53
Other Theft 45
Vehicle Crime 33
Public Order 32
Burglary 22
Drugs 8
Possession Of Weapons 6
Shoplifting 5
Theft From The Person 5
Other Crime 5
Bicycle Theft 2
Robbery 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of BB2 3TE.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Parking Area313 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesAction to be taken by another organisationOn or near Sark Gardens528 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area313 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area313 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area313 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Elgar Close0 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Elgar Close0 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesLocal resolutionOn or near Guernsey Avenue321 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Fairhaven Road436 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area313 yd

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BB2 3TE 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 Employee146
Retired80
Part-Time Employee35
Self-Employed30
Student (economically inactive)27
Looking after home or family18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)11
Other9
Unemployed9
Long-Term Sick or disabled8

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities42
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles41
Manufacturing34
Education29
Accommodation and food service activities22
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security15
Information and communication15
Construction14
Professional, scientific and technical activities12
Administrative and support service activities11
Other8
Transport and storage5
Financial and insurance activities4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female244
Male222

Partnership Status

Single104
Married: Opposite sex199
Married: Same sex7
Separated5
Divorced21
Widowed37

Health

Very good health256
Good health131
Fair health73
Bad health5
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications78
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 23
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 42
Apprenticeship12
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 60
Degree or Similar 150
Other10

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi6
Chinese8
Indian80
Pakistani55
Other Asian11
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other7
White257
Arab32
Other4

Country of Birth

United Kingdom361
European Union6
Africa21
Middle East and Asia77
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK361
10+ Years69
5-10 Years10
2-5 Years11
Less than 2 years15

Passport Held

United Kingdom387
Ireland1
Italy2
Poland1
Other EU countries2
North Africa15
Middle East1
Southern Asia9
South-East Asia2
Oceania1
No passport held47

Religion

No religion98
Christian214
Buddhist4
Hindu4
Muslim120
Not answered24
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