Blackburn Road is in Bolton and in Bolton district. BL1 7LH is located in the Astley Bridge electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Bolton North East. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Blackburn Road, Bolton, BL1 7LH and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: BL1 7LW, BL1 7LP, BL1 7LF, BL1 7LD, BL1 7JP, BL1 7HJ, BL1 7LR, BL1 7LE, BL1 7JW.

Blackburn Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Blackburn Road are based on 1210 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Bolton.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for BL1 7LH

Average Price
£752,664
Semi-Detached
£673,186
Terraced
£834,281
Detached
£791,332
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Blackburn Road

Average Price
£227,519
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
Makants Barn Blackburn Road, Bolton, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£325,0002005-06-24 £594,919
Makants Farm Blackburn Road, Bolton, Greater Manchester
Detached, an established residential building 		£340,0002005-05-20 £642,824
Makants Barn Blackburn Road, Bolton, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£197,0002001-12-14 £751,452
Makants Farm Blackburn Road, Bolton, Greater Manchester
Detached, an established residential building 		£244,0002000-12-21 £939,840
William Stones Barn Blackburn Road, Bolton, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£167,9501997-03-05 £834,281

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4High Lawn Primary School
Holden Avenue, Sharples BL1 7EX 		454 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Oaks Primary School
Sharples Hall Drive, BL1 7HS 		603 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton
Darwen Road, Bromley Cross BL7 9HT 		824 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Sharples Primary School
Hugh Lupus Street, BL1 8RU 		1,099 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School
Mitre Street, Astley Bridge BL1 6QJ 		1,258 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Sharples School
Hill Cot Road, Sharples BL1 8SN 		914 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Thornleigh Salesian College
Sharples Park, Astley Bridge BL1 6PQ 		1,549 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Turton School
Bromley Cross Road, Bromley Cross BL7 9LT 		1,558 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Canon Slade CofE School
Bradshaw Brow, Bradshaw BL2 3BP 		2,150 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Smithills School
Smithills Dean Road, BL1 6JS 		2,286 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBolton Sixth Form College
Town Centre Campus, Deane Road BL3 5BU 		4,529 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBolton College
Deane Road, BL3 5BG 		4,773 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 4Bolton St Catherine's Academy
Stitch MI Lane, BL2 4HU 		4,015 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Birtenshaw
Darwen Road, Bromley Cross BL7 9AB 		1,386 yd Non-maintained special school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Youth Challenge Pru
Smithills Dean Road, BL1 6JT 		2,204 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedMadrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya
Keswick Street, BL1 8LX 		2,314 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedBirtenshaw
Crompton Way, BL2 2PE 		2,834 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedAl-Huda Primary School
3 Hennon Street, BL1 3EH 		2,896 yd Other independent 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
Spice Valley EgertonUnit 1a Dunscar Ind Est, Blackburn Road728 yd
Retreat Grill Bar RestaurantThe Old Village Hall, Darwen Road905 yd
Cuppa Coffee158b Darwen Road1,070 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Brewhouse983-987 Blackburn Road236 yd
The Spread EagleSpread Eagle Hotel, 126 Hough Lane632 yd
Real AxeUnit 12a Dunscar Business Park, Blackburn Road720 yd
Sportsman254 Darwen Road905 yd
Nook & Cranny211-213 Darwen Road964 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Thai Food OnlineUnit 8 Dunscar Industrial Estate726 yd
Ku's Special350 Darwen Road857 yd
Amigos207 Darwen Road920 yd
The Village Chippy205 Darwen Road920 yd
Earthlings221 Darwen Road920 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-opFood Market, 196 Darwen Road1,040 yd
Sainsbury's Local158 Darwen Road1,040 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Eagley Sports Complex
BLACKBURN ROAD 		grass pitches, tennis courts495 yd
The Oaks Primary School
SHARPLES HALL DRIVE 		grass pitches503 yd
High View
Eastgrove Avenue 		grass pitches508 yd
High Lawn Primary And Nursery School
HOLDEN AVENUE 		grass pitches552 yd
St John'S School
DARWEN ROAD 		grass pitches777 yd
Sharples School
HILL COT ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool826 yd
John Street Playing Field
QUEENS AVENUE 		grass pitches843 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 75.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 75.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 50.0%
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/s25.0%

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

Safety

Is Blackburn Road dangerous?

According to police statistics, there was no crime reported in Blackburn Road area in year 2023. This neighbourhood is very safe.

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

Employment

BL1 7LH area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 18% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in BL1 7LH 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 Employee97
Retired61
Self-Employed33
Part-Time Employee19
Student (economically inactive)17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)10
Looking after home or family10
Long-Term Sick or disabled6
Unemployed3
Other

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles26
Human health and social work activities25
Construction20
Financial and insurance activities15
Manufacturing14
Education13
Professional, scientific and technical activities13
Information and communication6
Other5
Real estate activities4
Administrative and support service activities3
Transport and storage3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security3
Accommodation and food service activities2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2

People

Gender

Female165
Male151

Partnership Status

Single70
Married: Opposite sex149
Separated7
Divorced20
Widowed12

Health

Very good health172
Good health105
Fair health25
Bad health6
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications23
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 22
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 39
Apprenticeship19
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 53
Degree or Similar 96
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian6
Pakistani1
Other Asian1
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean7
Mixed Other1
White294
Other2

Country of Birth

United Kingdom301
European Union1
Rest of Europe1
Middle East and Asia7
The Americas and the Caribbean2
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK301
10+ Years6
2-5 Years5

Passport Held

United Kingdom287
Ireland1
Middle East4
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held22

Religion

No religion75
Christian207
Buddhist1
Hindu2
Jewish1
Muslim7
Sikh1
Not answered20
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