BB1 8HQ
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Property report — BB1 8HQ
Open-data due diligence for BB1 8HQ and the area around it.
BB1 8HQ in brief: 31 recorded sales (£21,000–£152,500) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BB1 8HQ itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BB1 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£215,686
Population
26,147
Crimes recorded
39
Schools
6
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
97%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BB1 8, 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 (20 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-17 | £150,000 | 269 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Terraced |
| 2020-10-30 | £152,500 | 249 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Terraced |
| 2017-08-02 | £85,000 | 207 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2017-07-19 | £80,000 | 239 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Terraced |
| 2012-05-21 | £75,000 | 257 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Terraced |
| 2012-01-06 | £60,000 | 275 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Terraced |
| 2011-12-02 | £60,000 | 241 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Terraced |
| 2010-11-16 | £81,000 | 261 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Terraced |
| 2010-11-04 | £82,750 | 261 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Terraced |
| 2010-06-18 | £95,000 | 249 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Terraced |
| 2010-04-23 | £95,000 | 275 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Terraced |
| 2009-07-03 | £65,000 | 205 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2008-04-25 | £126,500 | 255 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Terraced |
| 2007-01-25 | £118,000 | 199 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2006-02-24 | £30,000 | 225 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Terraced |
| 2005-12-09 | £82,000 | 263 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Terraced |
| 2004-08-18 | £83,000 | 201 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2004-01-09 | £68,000 | 273 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-09-18 | £55,000 | 255 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-06-23 | £38,000 | 259 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-04-29 | £97,000 | 223 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2002-10-11 | £88,000 | 223 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2002-02-17 | £47,040 | 273 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Terraced |
| 2001-07-16 | £28,000 | 261 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Terraced |
| 2000-11-09 | £21,000 | 261 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Terraced |
| 2000-09-25 | £35,000 | 273 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Terraced |
| 2000-08-18 | £30,000 | 253 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Terraced |
| 2000-06-23 | £24,000 | 257 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Terraced |
| 1999-04-09 | £22,000 | 271 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Terraced |
| 1995-09-29 | £31,000 | 243 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Terraced |
| 1995-03-09 | £27,500 | 251 ST JAMES'S ROAD | Terraced |
31 recorded sales on BB1 8HQ. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedars Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| Brookhouse Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Stephen's Church of England Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Daisyfield Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
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: BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE (0.2 mi) · SHIFA SURGERY (0.3 mi) · LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE (0.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BMI - THE BEARDSWOOD HOSPITAL (1.6 mi) · BEARDWOOD HOSPITAL (1.6 mi) · ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (1.9 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: COACH HOUSE TO SOUTH EAST OF ST STEPHENS CONSERVATIVE CLUB CURVED WALLING AND PIERS TO EAST OF ST STEPHENS CONSERVATIVE CLUB ST STEPHENS CONSERVATIVE CLUB (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · REVIDGE FOLD (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · Church of St Alban (Grade II) (0.6 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BASTWELL PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · COHENS CHEMIST (0.4 mi) · COHENS CHEMIST (0.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Blackburn (1.0 mi) · Ramsgreave & Wilpshire (1.3 mi) · Mill Hill (Lancs) (2.1 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Morrisons Daily (0.1 mi) · Morrisons (0.9 mi) · Tesco (0.9 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 34
- One-person households
- 26%
- Households with children
- 42%
- Households
- 8,294
Owned 65% · Social rent 16% · Private rent 18%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BB1 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BB1 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 50/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BB1 8HQ 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 8 | PostcodeBB1 8HQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £225,363 | £215,686 | £68,784 |
| Population | 91,969 | 26,147 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 482 | 39 | — |
| Schools | 37 | 6 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 91% | 97% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BB1 8); 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.