Fern Avenue is in Oswaldtwistle, Accrington and in Hyndburn district. BB5 3BA is located in the Immanuel electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Hyndburn. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Fern Avenue, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3BA and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: BB5 3AY, BB5 3AX, BB5 3BD, BB5 3TB, BB5 3AL, BB5 3AN, BB5 3TE, BB5 3BB, BB5 3AP.

Fern Avenue Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Fern Avenue are based on 27 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 3BA

Average Price
£230,407
Semi-Detached
£217,324
Terraced
£235,684
Detached
£301,047
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Fern Avenue

Average Price
£230,407
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Fern AvenueStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
8 Fern Avenue, Accrington, Lancashire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£178,3002021-12-20 £185,564
22 Fern Avenue, Accrington, Lancashire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£170,0002021-10-15 £168,785
19 Fern Avenue, Accrington, Lancashire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£202,0002017-12-15 £260,297
18 Fern Avenue, Accrington, Lancashire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£175,0002017-11-10 £229,710
9 Fern Avenue, Accrington, Lancashire
Detached, an established residential building 		£160,0002017-08-25 £212,119

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Fairfield Nursery School
Fairfield Street, BB5 0LD 		781 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Lee Royd Nursery School
Royds Street, BB5 2LH 		1,786 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 Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle
Mayfield Avenue, Oswaldtwistle BB5 3AA 		498 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Heron Way, Oswaldtwistle BB5 3BT 		651 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Peter's CofE Primary School
Cartmel Avenue, BB5 0NW 		687 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington
Hartley Avenue, BB5 0NN 		715 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School
Exchange Street, BB5 0JD 		872 yd Community 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 		622 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Rhyddings
Haworth Street, Oswaldtwistle BB5 3EA 		742 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Hollins
Hollins Lane, BB5 2QY 		2,165 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 		2,491 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Accrington Academy
Queens Road West, BB5 4FF 		2,613 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 		328 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Oswaldtwistle School
Union Road, Oswaldtwistle BB5 3DA 		955 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Thwaites Road, Oswaldtwistle BB5 4QG 		1,708 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedHeathland Private School
Broadoak, Sandy Lane BB5 2AN 		2,428 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Newfield School
Old Bank Lane, Off Shadsworth Road BB1 2PW 		5,178 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, Accrington493 yd
Coach House @ Rhyddings ParkPark Lane, Oswaldtwistle604 yd
Al - Hamza161b Richmond Road, Accrington605 yd
Rhyddings Business Enterprise SchoolHaworth Street, Oswaldtwistle753 yd
The Coffee House at Brave ChurchWatson Street, Oswaldtwistle819 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Stop & RestFielding Lane, Oswaldtwistle409 yd
Spinning JennyRimington Avenue, Accrington412 yd
The Plough2 Broadfield, Oswaldtwistle489 yd
'Oswaldtwistle Social Club'Rhyddings Street, Oswaldtwistle819 yd
Globe Bowling & Billiards ClubPark Crescent, Accrington861 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Fatimas37 Fern Gore Avenue, Accrington411 yd
Star East1 Catlow Hall Street, Oswaldtwistle723 yd
Cocoberry Desserts141 Ormerod Street, Accrington917 yd
Sea Breeze31 Moscow Mill Street, Oswaldtwistle956 yd
Richmond Grill Limited90-92 Richmond Road, Accrington980 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TescoMill Hill, Oswaldtwistle1,056 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
St Marys Roman Catholic Primary School
MAYFIELD AVENUE 		grass pitches516 yd
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School
Wordsworth Road 		grass pitches567 yd
St Peter'S C Of E Primary School
CARTMEL AVENUE 		grass pitches581 yd
Heys Sports Complex
HEYS PLAYING FIELDS FOOTBALL PAVILLION HEYS PLAYING FIELDS FOOTBALL PAVILLION HERON WAY 		grass pitches747 yd
Hippings Methodist Primary School
HERON WAY 		grass pitches749 yd
Rhyddings Business And Enterprise School
HAWORTH STREET 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite833 yd
Bullough Park Playing Fields
Park Crescent 		grass pitches878 yd
The Fitness Bank Ltd
Union Road 		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 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 speed34.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed32.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed39.87 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed39.87 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed6.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed5.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed6.93 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Fern Avenue Street dangerous?

In 2023, 215 crimes were reported near Fern Avenue . 43% 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 3BA.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 215
Violence And Sexual Offences 108
Anti Social Behaviour 48
Other Theft 15
Criminal Damage And Arson 13
Vehicle Crime 9
Public Order 9
Burglary 5
Other Crime 4
Possession Of Weapons 2
Bicycle Theft 2

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of BB5 3BA.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Malham Avenue434 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Fern Gore Avenue494 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Pendleton Avenue351 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Pendleton Avenue351 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Buckden Road522 yd
2023-12Possession of weaponsUnder investigationOn or near Yew Tree Drive109 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Buckden Road522 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Malham Avenue434 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Broadfield Road537 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Pendleton Avenue351 yd

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in BB5 3BA area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 42% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired123
Full-Time Employee98
Part-Time Employee29
Self-Employed13
Student (economically inactive)9
Long-Term Sick or disabled7
Unemployed4
Looking after home or family4
Other3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)2

Employment Industry

Manufacturing36
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles26
Human health and social work activities22
Education15
Professional, scientific and technical activities13
Construction13
Other10
Accommodation and food service activities5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities5
Transport and storage4
Administrative and support service activities3
Real estate activities3
Financial and insurance activities2
Mining and quarrying1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1

People

Gender

Female165
Male153

Partnership Status

Single68
Married: Opposite sex167
Separated2
Divorced29
Widowed26

Health

Very good health112
Good health130
Fair health53
Bad health17
Very bad health6

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications59
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 28
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 27
Apprenticeship34
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 49
Degree or Similar 90
Other5

Culture

Ethnic Group

Pakistani4
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other1
White311

Country of Birth

United Kingdom314
European Union4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK314
10+ Years4
2-5 Years1

Passport Held

United Kingdom282
Ireland3
No passport held32

Religion

No religion77
Christian229
Muslim4
Not answered8
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