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

Nearby postcodes are: BB5 0NA, BB5 0LZ, BB5 0NE, BB5 0ND, BB5 0JG, BB5 0NB, BB5 0LR, BB5 0JS, BB5 0JQ.

Wordsworth Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Wordsworth Road are based on 42 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 0LU

Average Price
£91,177
Semi-Detached
£112,053
Terraced
£68,215
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wordsworth Road

Average Price
£91,177
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wordsworth Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
67 Wordsworth Road, Accrington, Lancashire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£135,0002023-06-16 £134,034
8 Wordsworth Road, Accrington, Lancashire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£155,0002022-10-11 £144,300
8 Wordsworth Road, Accrington, Lancashire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£115,0002022-01-20 £117,083
12 Wordsworth Road, Accrington, Lancashire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£99,5002019-07-19 £125,497
81 Wordsworth Road, Accrington, Lancashire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£55,0002019-07-05 £68,016

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Fairfield Nursery School
Fairfield Street, BB5 0LD 		443 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Lee Royd Nursery School
Royds Street, BB5 2LH 		1,287 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 Spring Hill Community Primary School
Exchange Street, BB5 0JD 		356 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington
Hartley Avenue, BB5 0NN 		676 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle
Mayfield Avenue, Oswaldtwistle BB5 3AA 		682 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Peter's CofE Primary School
Cartmel Avenue, BB5 0NW 		768 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Union Road, Oswaldtwistle BB5 3DD 		1,044 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 		49 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Rhyddings
Haworth Street, Oswaldtwistle BB5 3EA 		902 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Hollins
Hollins Lane, BB5 2QY 		1,912 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Queen's Road West, BB5 4AY 		2,024 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Accrington Academy
Queens Road West, BB5 4FF 		2,105 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Broadfield Specialist School
Fielding Lane, Oswaldtwistle BB5 3BE 		855 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Oswaldtwistle School
Union Road, Oswaldtwistle BB5 3DA 		1,044 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHeathland Private School
Broadoak, Sandy Lane BB5 2AN 		1,907 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Thwaites Road, Oswaldtwistle BB5 4QG 		2,061 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
Cafe B's23 Fern Gore Avenue, Accrington238 yd
Al - Hamza161b Richmond Road, Accrington247 yd
Pappous Greek & Grill1 Mount Street, Accrington832 yd
Rhyddings Business Enterprise SchoolHaworth Street, Oswaldtwistle972 yd
BulloughsThe Globe Centre, Unit 30 & 31972 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Globe Bowling & Billiards ClubPark Crescent, Accrington314 yd
Spinning JennyRimington Avenue, Accrington422 yd
Stop & RestFielding Lane, Oswaldtwistle950 yd
The Plough2 Broadfield, Oswaldtwistle1,026 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Fatimas37 Fern Gore Avenue, Accrington272 yd
Cocoberry Desserts141 Ormerod Street, Accrington343 yd
Amico Pizza64A Ormerod Street, Accrington412 yd
Richmond Grill Limited90-92 Richmond Road, Accrington458 yd
Cafe 4444 Ormerod Street, Accrington614 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
N.H. Foods LtdBrown Street, Accrington808 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School
Wordsworth Road 		grass pitches103 yd
Bullough Park Playing Fields
Park Crescent 		grass pitches398 yd
St Marys Roman Catholic Primary School
MAYFIELD AVENUE 		grass pitches668 yd
St Peter'S C Of E Primary School
CARTMEL AVENUE 		grass pitches708 yd
Energie Fitness Club (Accrington) (Closed)
St. James Square 		health and fitness suite971 yd
Rhyddings Business And Enterprise School
HAWORTH STREET 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite1,007 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 98.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 98.4%

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 speed75.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed134.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed19.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed17.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Wordsworth Road dangerous?

In 2023, 508 crimes were reported near Wordsworth Road . Only 20% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of BB5 0LU.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 508
Violence And Sexual Offences 209
Anti Social Behaviour 154
Criminal Damage And Arson 35
Other Theft 32
Public Order 22
Burglary 17
Vehicle Crime 16
Other Crime 8
Drugs 7
Bicycle Theft 4
Possession Of Weapons 3
Robbery 1

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Buckden Road394 yd
2023-12Other theftUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Clifton Street335 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Garbett Street421 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Garbett Street421 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Buckden Road394 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Perth Street497 yd
2023-12Other theftUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Perth Street497 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Slaidburn Drive280 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Malham Avenue280 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Malham Avenue280 yd

Employment

BB5 0LU area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 6% 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 Employee54
Retired33
Part-Time Employee22
Long-Term Sick or disabled18
Self-Employed16
Looking after home or family16
Unemployed12
Student (economically inactive)11
Other8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3

Employment Industry

Manufacturing26
Education19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles14
Human health and social work activities9
Construction6
Other4
Accommodation and food service activities3
Administrative and support service activities2
Transport and storage2
Mining and quarrying1
Financial and insurance activities1
Information and communication1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security1
Professional, scientific and technical activities1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female138
Male124

Partnership Status

Single75
Married: Opposite sex80
Separated5
Divorced23
Widowed11

Health

Very good health104
Good health95
Fair health38
Bad health21
Very bad health5

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications51
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 18
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 31
Apprenticeship13
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 31
Degree or Similar 40
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Pakistani40
Other Asian5
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African1
White205
Roma1
Other6

Country of Birth

United Kingdom230
European Union13
Africa1
Middle East and Asia13
The Americas and the Caribbean5

Length of Residence

Born in the UK230
10+ Years20
5-10 Years7
2-5 Years3
Less than 2 years3

Passport Held

United Kingdom178
Ireland3
Germany2
Poland6
Other EU countries4
Southern Asia4
North America and the Caribbean1
Central and South America3
No passport held64

Religion

No religion79
Christian115
Muslim48
Not answered18
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