Blacon Avenue is in Blacon, Chester and in Chester district. CH1 5BX is located in the Blacon electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of City of Chester. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Blacon Avenue, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5BX and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: CH1 5BZ, CH1 5BU, CH1 5BY, CH1 5DG, CH1 5DT, CH1 5BT, CH1 5BR, CH1 5DB, CH1 5DU.

Blacon Avenue Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Blacon Avenue are based on 54 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Chester.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for CH1 5BX

Average Price
£160,369
Semi-Detached
£169,194
Terraced
£119,183
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Blacon Avenue

Average Price
£163,770
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Blacon AvenueStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
115 Blacon Avenue, Chester, Cheshire West And Chester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£136,0002017-06-02 £183,859
119 Blacon Avenue, Chester, Cheshire West And Chester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£115,0002016-07-12 £148,914
137 Blacon Avenue, Chester, Cheshire West And Chester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£115,0002011-11-25 £185,401
99 Blacon Avenue, Chester, Cheshire West And Chester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£105,0002010-08-13 £154,607
115 Blacon Avenue, Chester, Cheshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£128,0002007-10-31 £182,395

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St Mary's Community Nursery School
Old Wrexham Road, CH4 7HS 		4,175 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 Theresa's Catholic Primary School
Kipling Road, Blacon CH1 5UU 		233 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Arches Community Primary School
Saughall Road, Blacon CH1 5EZ 		288 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Highfield Community Primary School
Blacon Point Road, Blacon CH1 5LD 		609 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4J H Godwin Primary School
Melbourne Road, Blacon CH1 5JG 		1,009 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Dee Point Primary School
Blacon Point Road, Blacon CH1 5NF 		1,375 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College
Melbourne Road, Blacon CH1 5JH 		1,066 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedChester International School
Queens Park Campus, Queens Park Road, Handbridge CH4 7AE 		3,774 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Upton-by-Chester High School
St James Avenue, Upton-by-Chester CH2 1NN 		3,848 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Queen's Park High School
Queens Park Road, Handbridge CH4 7AE 		3,859 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Catholic High School, Chester
Old Wrexham Road, Handbridge CH4 7HS 		4,221 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Ancora House School
Countess of Chester Health Park, CH2 1BQ 		1,605 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Chester
Parkgate Road, CH1 4BJ 		2,052 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Wealstone Lane, Upton CH2 1HD 		2,651 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Queen's School
City Walls Road, CH1 2NN 		2,708 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedAbbey School for Exceptional Children
10-12 Abbey Square, Chester CH1 2HU 		2,887 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable 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
Blacon Adventure PlaygroundBlacon Adventure Playground Kipling Road330 yd
Here and Now Chester limited121 Saughall Road471 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
St Theresas CentreSt Theresas Parish Centre Blacon Avenue114 yd
Waggon & HorsesWaggon And Horses Western Avenue738 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Bhajis2 The Parade347 yd
Georges6 The Parade372 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Aldi Stores LtdAldi Parkgate Road1,014 yd
AsdaUnit 33 Greyhound Park Road1,087 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Queen Elizabeth Playing Fields
SHELLEY ROAD 		grass pitches277 yd
The Arches Community Primary School
SAUGHALL ROAD 		grass pitches344 yd
Highfield Primary School
BLACON POINT ROAD 		grass pitches615 yd
King George V Playing Field
BLACON AVENUE 		grass pitches678 yd
Cairns Crescent
CAIRNS CRESCENT 		grass pitches826 yd
Blacon Pitch
SPORTS GROUND SPORTS GROUND BLACON AVENUE 		grass pitches903 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 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 100.0%

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 speed42.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed125.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed13.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Blacon Avenue Street dangerous?

In 2023, 458 crimes were reported near Blacon Avenue . Only 22% 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 CH1 5BX.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 458
Violence And Sexual Offences 234
Anti Social Behaviour 53
Criminal Damage And Arson 36
Other Theft 30
Public Order 28
Vehicle Crime 18
Burglary 14
Shoplifting 12
Drugs 9
Other Crime 8
Possession Of Weapons 6
Bicycle Theft 6
Robbery 4

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of CH1 5BX.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Burton Road454 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Burton Road454 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Burton Road454 yd
2023-12Possession of weaponsUnder investigationOn or near Burton Road454 yd
2023-12Possession of weaponsUnder investigationOn or near Burton Road454 yd
2023-12Other crimeUnder investigationOn or near Exeter Place278 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Burton Road454 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Burton Road454 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Fernhill Road515 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Warkick Road123 yd

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee89
Part-Time Employee52
Retired43
Long-Term Sick or disabled20
Student (economically inactive)19
Self-Employed16
Looking after home or family16
Other15
Unemployed7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles55
Accommodation and food service activities17
Human health and social work activities15
Administrative and support service activities14
Manufacturing13
Education13
Construction10
Transport and storage9
Financial and insurance activities7
Professional, scientific and technical activities5
Other4
Information and communication3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2
Real estate activities2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female173
Male190

Partnership Status

Single127
Married: Opposite sex95
Married: Same sex4
Civil partnership: Same sex1
Separated8
Divorced34
Widowed14

Health

Very good health153
Good health134
Fair health49
Bad health25
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications91
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 32
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 50
Apprenticeship12
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 44
Degree or Similar 54
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi1
Black African3
Mixed White and Caribbean3
Mixed Other3
White346
Arab5

Country of Birth

United Kingdom337
European Union15
Africa3
Middle East and Asia8

Length of Residence

Born in the UK337
10+ Years22
5-10 Years1
2-5 Years4

Passport Held

United Kingdom253
Ireland4
Italy1
Spain1
Poland9
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East4
No passport held89

Religion

No religion171
Christian165
Muslim5
Other religion2
Not answered21
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