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Property report — BB1 1BU
Open-data due diligence for BB1 1BU and the area around it.
BB1 1BU in brief: 38 recorded sales (£36,000–£150,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BB1 1BU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BB1 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£127,026
Population
23,226
Crimes recorded
86
Schools
7
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
95%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BB1 1, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (17 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-08 | £105,000 | 5 MERCHANTS LANDING | Terraced |
| 2021-05-12 | £150,000 | 6 MERCHANTS LANDING | Semi-detached |
| 2019-11-08 | £85,000 | 3 MERCHANTS LANDING | Terraced |
| 2019-08-23 | £120,000 | 7 MERCHANTS LANDING | Terraced |
| 2018-12-19 | £89,056 | 18 MERCHANTS LANDING | Semi-detached |
| 2018-02-09 | £120,000 | 20 MERCHANTS LANDING | Semi-detached |
| 2017-07-03 | £95,000 | 2 MERCHANTS LANDING | Terraced |
| 2016-07-08 | £110,000 | 11 MERCHANTS LANDING | Terraced |
| 2015-11-20 | £78,500 | 5 MERCHANTS LANDING | Terraced |
| 2014-08-14 | £134,000 | 17 MERCHANTS LANDING | Detached |
| 2011-06-24 | £87,000 | 22 MERCHANTS LANDING | Terraced |
| 2008-03-31 | £101,500 | 22 MERCHANTS LANDING | Terraced |
| 2008-03-20 | £111,000 | 24 MERCHANTS LANDING | Terraced |
| 2006-09-08 | £90,000 | 22 MERCHANTS LANDING | Terraced |
| 2006-01-11 | £114,000 | 15 MERCHANTS LANDING | Semi-detached |
| 2005-12-12 | £122,000 | 28 MERCHANTS LANDING | Terraced |
| 2005-03-24 | £93,000 | 7 MERCHANTS LANDING | Terraced |
| 2004-03-26 | £73,500 | 1 MERCHANTS LANDING | Terraced |
| 2004-03-05 | £80,500 | 18 MERCHANTS LANDING | Semi-detached |
| 2003-07-18 | £60,000 | 8 MERCHANTS LANDING | Detached |
| 2003-02-28 | £48,000 | 12 MERCHANTS LANDING | Semi-detached |
| 2003-02-14 | £53,500 | 16 MERCHANTS LANDING | Semi-detached |
| 2002-11-15 | £46,000 | 5 MERCHANTS LANDING | Terraced |
| 2002-09-23 | £49,000 | 9 MERCHANTS LANDING | Terraced |
| 2002-04-04 | £50,000 | 15 MERCHANTS LANDING | Semi-detached |
| 2001-12-14 | £54,000 | 6 MERCHANTS LANDING | Semi-detached |
| 2001-11-16 | £49,500 | 16 MERCHANTS LANDING | Semi-detached |
| 2001-04-30 | £37,950 | 1 MERCHANTS LANDING | Terraced |
| 2001-03-30 | £37,000 | 1 MERCHANTS LANDING | Terraced |
| 1996-08-30 | £49,995 | 26 MERCHANTS LANDING | Terraced |
| 1996-06-07 | £36,000 | 15 MERCHANTS LANDING | Semi-detached |
| 1996-05-31 | £59,995 | 28 MERCHANTS LANDING | Terraced |
| 1996-02-29 | £42,000 | 24 MERCHANTS LANDING | Terraced |
| 1995-10-05 | £46,995 | 20 MERCHANTS LANDING | Semi-detached |
| 1995-09-29 | £44,995 | 18 MERCHANTS LANDING | Semi-detached |
| 1995-09-01 | £42,000 | 4 MERCHANTS LANDING | Detached |
| 1995-02-28 | £47,995 | 11 MERCHANTS LANDING | Terraced |
| 1995-02-24 | £69,995 | 17 MERCHANTS LANDING | Detached |
38 recorded sales on BB1 1BU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Matthew's Church of England Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Blackburn Central High School | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Audley Junior School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Audley Infant School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Outstanding (2024) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: ST GEORGES SURGERY (0.3 mi) · PRINGLE STREET SURGERY (0.3 mi) · WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY (0.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (0.7 mi) · ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL (0.7 mi) · QUEENS PARK HOSPITAL (0.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: BLACKBURN RAILWAY STATION (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · RAILINGS, PIERS, LAMPHOLDERS AND STATUE AT EAST END OF CATHEDRAL CHURCHYARD (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · Blackburn Drill Hall (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: CURO PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · BOOTS (0.3 mi) · MORRISONS PHARMACY (0.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Blackburn (0.3 mi) · Mill Hill (Lancs) (1.2 mi) · Cherry Tree (1.9 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Asda (0.1 mi) · Morrisons (0.4 mi) · Lidl (0.7 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 32
- One-person households
- 29%
- Households with children
- 42%
- Households
- 7,585
Owned 46% · Social rent 32% · Private rent 21%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BB1 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BB1 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 72/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BB1 1BU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictBB1 | SectorBB1 1 | PostcodeBB1 1BU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £225,363 | £127,026 | £75,894 |
| Population | 91,969 | 23,226 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 1/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 482 | 86 | — |
| Schools | 37 | 7 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 91% | 95% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BB1 1); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.