Blackburn Road is in Accrington and in Hyndburn district. BB5 0AL is located in the Central electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Hyndburn. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Blackburn Road, Accrington, BB5 0AL and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: BB5 0AP, BB5 1TD, BB5 1TG, BB5 1RH, BB5 0AQ, BB5 1TB, BB5 0AF, BB5 1RN, BB5 1RG.

Blackburn Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Blackburn Road are based on 819 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Hyndburn.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for BB5 0AL

Average Price
£62,539
Semi-Detached
£75,390
Terraced
£59,785
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Blackburn Road

Average Price
£193,005
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Blackburn Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
239 Blackburn Road, Accrington, Lancashire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£80,0002015-03-27 £113,924
249 Blackburn Road, Accrington, Lancashire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£50,0002014-11-21 £66,770
249 Blackburn Road, Accrington, Lancashire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£94,0002008-05-13 £99,604
215 Blackburn Road, Accrington, Lancashire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£47,9082008-03-20 £59,487
225 Blackburn Road, Accrington, Lancashire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£40,0002008-01-09 £45,352

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Fairfield Nursery School
Fairfield Street, BB5 0LD 		784 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Lee Royd Nursery School
Royds Street, BB5 2LH 		1,364 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 4Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School
Park Road, BB5 1ST 		288 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School
Exchange Street, BB5 0JD 		680 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church
Bradshaw Row, Church BB5 4HG 		759 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School
Devonshire Street, BB5 1DW 		812 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
St Nicholas Road, Church BB5 4DN 		987 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Wordsworth Road, BB5 0LU 		987 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Queen's Road West, BB5 4AY 		998 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Accrington Academy
Queens Road West, BB5 4FF 		1,078 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4Rhyddings
Haworth Street, Oswaldtwistle BB5 3EA 		1,362 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Hollins
Hollins Lane, BB5 2QY 		2,423 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Oswaldtwistle School
Union Road, Oswaldtwistle BB5 3DA 		1,327 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHeathland Private School
Broadoak, Sandy Lane BB5 2AN 		1,721 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Broadfield Specialist School
Fielding Lane, Oswaldtwistle BB5 3BE 		1,854 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Thwaites Road, Oswaldtwistle BB5 4QG 		2,445 yd Community special school Yes 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
McDonald's Restaurants LtdHyndburn Road, Accrington234 yd
Clarkey's CafeBlackburn Road, Accrington361 yd
New Dixi World Ltd118-120 Blackburn Road, Accrington409 yd
Tesco Accrington Cafe2 Eagle Street, Accrington459 yd
GreggsHyndburn Road, Accrington475 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The AcornHyndburn Road, Accrington485 yd
The Stanley84-86 Blackburn Road, Accrington542 yd
Nags Head (Wet Sales Only)78 Blackburn Road, Accrington625 yd
The Bees Knees89-95 Blackburn Road, Accrington664 yd
Town HallBlackburn Road, Accrington730 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Pizza GOGO233 Blackburn Road, Accrington33 yd
Sahad Sweet Centre and Kebab House201 Blackburn Road, Accrington150 yd
Naafiah198 Blackburn Road, Accrington150 yd
Eastern Promise314 Blackburn Road, Accrington150 yd
Azad Takeaway180 Blackburn Road, Accrington150 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
N.H. Foods LtdBrown Street, Accrington354 yd
FarmfoodsHyndburn Road, Accrington475 yd
Asda Stores LtdHyndburn Road, Accrington485 yd
Lidl UK GMBHHyndburn Road, Accrington533 yd
Tesco2 Eagle street, Accrington542 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Jetts Fitness Accrington
THE VIADUCT THE VIADUCT HYNDBURN ROAD 		health and fitness suite477 yd
Central Fitness Centre
98A 98A BLACKBURN ROAD 		health and fitness suite495 yd
Energie Fitness Club (Accrington) (Closed)
St. James Square 		health and fitness suite511 yd
The Zone Hyndburn New Era Complex
PARADISE STREET 		health and fitness suite712 yd
Hyndburn Leisure Centre
HYNDBURN SPORTS CENTRE HYNDBURN SPORTS CENTRE HENRY STREET 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool727 yd
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School
BRADSHAW ROW 		grass pitches864 yd
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School
Wordsworth Road 		grass pitches991 yd
St Christophers C Of E School
QUEENS ROAD WEST 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches1,032 yd
St Nicholas Church Of England Primary School
ST. NICHOLAS ROAD 		grass pitches1,076 yd
Bullough Park Playing Fields
Park Crescent 		grass pitches1,090 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 12.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 12.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 12.0%

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 speed80 Mbit/s
Average download speed70.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Blackburn Road dangerous?

In 2023, 987 crimes were reported near Blackburn Road . Only 8% 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 BB5 0AL.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 987
Violence And Sexual Offences 319
Anti Social Behaviour 284
Shoplifting 95
Criminal Damage And Arson 83
Public Order 66
Other Theft 32
Drugs 29
Burglary 23
Vehicle Crime 17
Possession Of Weapons 12
Other Crime 12
Bicycle Theft 10
Robbery 4
Theft From The Person 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of BB5 0AL.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Supermarket414 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket532 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Park Road345 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Wheat Street206 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Bobbin Close255 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Edgar Street539 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Edgar Street539 yd
2023-12DrugsLocal resolutionOn or near Bullough Close326 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Supermarket532 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Edgar Street539 yd

Employment

BB5 0AL area has a 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 BB5 0AL 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 Employee72
Retired47
Looking after home or family43
Self-Employed36
Long-Term Sick or disabled35
Part-Time Employee29
Student (economically inactive)28
Other25
Unemployed16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles41
Manufacturing18
Transport and storage14
Human health and social work activities11
Accommodation and food service activities10
Education10
Administrative and support service activities8
Other5
Professional, scientific and technical activities2
Construction2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security1
Information and communication1

People

Gender

Female237
Male204

Partnership Status

Single149
Married: Opposite sex134
Married: Same sex3
Civil partnership: Same sex3
Separated15
Divorced18
Widowed17

Health

Very good health180
Good health154
Fair health61
Bad health35
Very bad health9

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications133
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 50
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 40
Apprenticeship20
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 34
Degree or Similar 56
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi5
Indian3
Pakistani279
Other Asian7
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and African1
White137
Other3

Country of Birth

United Kingdom305
European Union26
Africa1
Middle East and Asia108

Length of Residence

Born in the UK305
10+ Years106
5-10 Years18
2-5 Years3
Less than 2 years9

Passport Held

United Kingdom337
Italy4
Poland22
Other EU countries7
Southern Asia15
South-East Asia1
No passport held55

Religion

No religion53
Christian84
Buddhist4
Muslim269
Sikh1
Not answered30
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