Melrose Avenue is in Oswaldtwistle, Accrington and in Hyndburn district. BB5 3BD 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 Melrose Avenue, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3BD and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: BB5 3BB, BB5 3BA, BB5 3TB, BB5 3TE, BB5 3AL, BB5 3AU, BB5 3TD, BB5 3AP, BB5 3AY.

Melrose Avenue Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Melrose Avenue are based on 5 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 3BD

Average Price
£224,318
Semi-Detached
£185,691
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£282,257
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Melrose Avenue

Average Price
£224,318
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Melrose AvenueStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Penralt Melrose Avenue, Accrington, Lancashire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£165,0002019-11-25 £200,344
Standerley Melrose Avenue, Accrington, Lancashire
Detached, an established residential building 		£310,0002018-07-19 £392,530
Hazeldene Melrose Avenue, Accrington, Lancashire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£165,0002017-03-24 £226,677
Hazeldene Melrose Avenue, Accrington, Lancashire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£95,0002015-12-17 £130,052
Oswaldene Melrose Avenue, Accrington, Lancashire
Detached, an established residential building 		£50,0002000-02-22 £171,984

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Fairfield Nursery School
Fairfield Street, BB5 0LD 		876 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Lee Royd Nursery School
Royds Street, BB5 2LH 		1,883 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 		536 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Heron Way, Oswaldtwistle BB5 3BT 		570 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Peter's CofE Primary School
Cartmel Avenue, BB5 0NW 		718 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington
Hartley Avenue, BB5 0NN 		767 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School
Exchange Street, BB5 0JD 		979 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 		731 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Rhyddings
Haworth Street, Oswaldtwistle BB5 3EA 		764 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Hollins
Hollins Lane, BB5 2QY 		2,222 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 		2,588 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Accrington Academy
Queens Road West, BB5 4FF 		2,715 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 		247 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Oswaldtwistle School
Union Road, Oswaldtwistle BB5 3DA 		982 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Thwaites Road, Oswaldtwistle BB5 4QG 		1,660 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedHeathland Private School
Broadoak, Sandy Lane BB5 2AN 		2,528 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Newfield School
Old Bank Lane, Off Shadsworth Road BB1 2PW 		5,101 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
Coach House @ Rhyddings ParkPark Lane, Oswaldtwistle571 yd
Cafe B's23 Fern Gore Avenue, Accrington593 yd
Al - Hamza161b Richmond Road, Accrington707 yd
Rhyddings Business Enterprise SchoolHaworth Street, Oswaldtwistle760 yd
The Coffee House at Brave ChurchWatson Street, Oswaldtwistle801 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Stop & RestFielding Lane, Oswaldtwistle323 yd
The Plough2 Broadfield, Oswaldtwistle396 yd
Spinning JennyRimington Avenue, Accrington489 yd
'Oswaldtwistle Social Club'Rhyddings Street, Oswaldtwistle801 yd
Heys Inn52 Stone Bridge Lane, Oswaldtwistle805 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Fatimas37 Fern Gore Avenue, Accrington509 yd
Star East1 Catlow Hall Street, Oswaldtwistle682 yd
Taste of Italy200-202 Union Road, Oswaldtwistle967 yd
Smash Burger Delivery Co204 Union Road, Oswaldtwistle976 yd
Big Papa's Takeaway206 Union Road, Oswaldtwistle977 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TescoMill Hill, Oswaldtwistle1,017 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
St Marys Roman Catholic Primary School
MAYFIELD AVENUE 		grass pitches559 yd
St Peter'S C Of E Primary School
CARTMEL AVENUE 		grass pitches612 yd
Heys Sports Complex
HEYS PLAYING FIELDS FOOTBALL PAVILLION HEYS PLAYING FIELDS FOOTBALL PAVILLION HERON WAY 		grass pitches654 yd
Hippings Methodist Primary School
HERON WAY 		grass pitches672 yd
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School
Wordsworth Road 		grass pitches675 yd
Rhyddings Business And Enterprise School
HAWORTH STREET 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite846 yd
Bullough Park Playing Fields
Park Crescent 		grass pitches979 yd
The Fitness Bank Ltd
Union Road 		health and fitness suite1,015 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%

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

Safety

Is Melrose Avenue Street dangerous?

In 2023, 118 crimes were reported near Melrose Avenue . 57% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of BB5 3BD.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 118
Violence And Sexual Offences 53
Anti Social Behaviour 28
Other Theft 10
Criminal Damage And Arson 9
Vehicle Crime 6
Burglary 4
Bicycle Theft 2
Public Order 2
Other Crime 2
Possession Of Weapons 2

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Malham Avenue535 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Pendleton Avenue432 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Malham Avenue535 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Malham Avenue535 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Pendleton Avenue432 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Pendleton Avenue432 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Malham Avenue535 yd
2023-12Possession of weaponsUnder investigationOn or near Yew Tree Drive197 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Kiln House Way356 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Pine Crescent223 yd

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee101
Retired65
Part-Time Employee35
Self-Employed21
Student (economically inactive)7
Looking after home or family6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5
Long-Term Sick or disabled1
Other
Unemployed

Employment Industry

Education24
Manufacturing23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles21
Human health and social work activities15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security13
Construction12
Administrative and support service activities7
Transport and storage7
Other6
Professional, scientific and technical activities5
Financial and insurance activities3
Information and communication3
Accommodation and food service activities3
Real estate activities2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female136
Male144

Partnership Status

Single64
Married: Opposite sex139
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated3
Divorced22
Widowed11

Health

Very good health144
Good health74
Fair health50
Bad health8
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications36
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 18
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 33
Apprenticeship24
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 47
Degree or Similar 77
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Pakistani3
Mixed White and Asian1
White276

Country of Birth

United Kingdom274
European Union6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK274
10+ Years3
5-10 Years1
2-5 Years2

Passport Held

United Kingdom234
Ireland1
Germany1
Poland3
No passport held41

Religion

No religion82
Christian185
Muslim3
Not answered10
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