BB3 1AU
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Property report — BB3 1AU
Open-data due diligence for BB3 1AU and the area around it.
BB3 1AU in brief: 40 recorded sales (£5,000–£210,000) · low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BB3 1AU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BB3 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£147,457
Population
10,262
Crimes recorded
43
Schools
3
Flood risk
Low
Gigabit broadband
86%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BB3 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 (52 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-13 | £70,000 | 229 DUCKWORTH STREET | Terraced |
| 2023-12-21 | £160,000 | 205 DUCKWORTH STREET | Other |
| 2023-12-01 | £85,000 | 195A DUCKWORTH STREET | Terraced |
| 2023-09-12 | £200,000 | 213 - 217 DUCKWORTH STREET | Other |
| 2022-10-07 | £100,000 | 227 DUCKWORTH STREET | Terraced |
| 2022-09-09 | £68,000 | 181 DUCKWORTH STREET | Terraced |
| 2022-03-18 | £129,000 | 225 DUCKWORTH STREET | Other |
| 2022-01-21 | £182,000 | 213 - 217 DUCKWORTH STREET | Other |
| 2021-02-26 | £75,000 | 219 DUCKWORTH STREET | Other |
| 2021-01-18 | £73,000 | 229 DUCKWORTH STREET | Terraced |
| 2020-02-28 | £73,000 | 183 DUCKWORTH STREET | Other |
| 2019-06-14 | £115,000 | 237 DUCKWORTH STREET | Other |
| 2019-06-14 | £5,000 | 235A DUCKWORTH STREET | Other |
| 2019-06-14 | £115,000 | 235 DUCKWORTH STREET | Other |
| 2018-07-23 | £120,000 | 197 DUCKWORTH STREET | Other |
| 2018-05-18 | £75,000 | 229 DUCKWORTH STREET | Other |
| 2017-07-25 | £145,000 | 207 - 209 DUCKWORTH STREET | Other |
| 2014-06-09 | £100,000 | 207 - 209 DUCKWORTH STREET | Other |
| 2011-07-19 | £79,000 | 233 DUCKWORTH STREET | Terraced |
| 2008-04-11 | £145,000 | 197 DUCKWORTH STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2007-03-29 | £110,000 | 223 DUCKWORTH STREET | Terraced |
| 2006-04-18 | £210,000 | 203 - 205 DUCKWORTH STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2005-11-18 | £40,000 | 217 DUCKWORTH STREET | Terraced |
| 2005-05-13 | £90,000 | 217A DUCKWORTH STREET | Terraced |
| 2005-01-11 | £65,000 | 211 DUCKWORTH STREET | Terraced |
| 2004-09-10 | £55,000 | 191 DUCKWORTH STREET | Terraced |
| 2003-11-28 | £60,000 | 219 DUCKWORTH STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2003-05-20 | £58,000 | 219 DUCKWORTH STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2003-01-31 | £24,495 | 191 DUCKWORTH STREET | Terraced |
| 2003-01-17 | £175,000 | 207 - 209 DUCKWORTH STREET | Terraced |
| 2000-09-04 | £38,749 | 229 DUCKWORTH STREET | Terraced |
| 2000-03-10 | £32,000 | 189 DUCKWORTH STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1999-08-11 | £160,000 | 213 - 217 DUCKWORTH STREET | Terraced |
| 1999-01-06 | £60,000 | 189 DUCKWORTH STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1997-12-23 | £145,000 | 213 - 217 DUCKWORTH STREET | Terraced |
| 1997-09-16 | £8,000 | 189 DUCKWORTH STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1997-01-09 | £37,000 | 183 DUCKWORTH STREET | Terraced |
| 1996-10-25 | £79,000 | 207 - 209 DUCKWORTH STREET | Terraced |
| 1996-10-13 | £23,000 | 185 DUCKWORTH STREET | Terraced |
| 1995-06-20 | £45,000 | 233 DUCKWORTH STREET | Terraced |
40 recorded sales on BB3 1AU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio | 0.1 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Holy Trinity VC School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Darwen Aldridge Community Academy | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Avondale Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2021) |
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: DARWEN HEALTHCARE (0.1 mi) · DARWEN HEALTHLINK (0.1 mi) · SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK (0.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (2.7 mi) · ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL (2.7 mi) · QUEENS PARK HOSPITAL (2.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Darwen Library and Theatre, and attached railings (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · The Old Chapel (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · PAIR OF FORMER TRAM SHELTERS AND ATTACHED RAILINGS ENCLOSING CENTRE OF SQUARE (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: GELOO BROTHERS LTD (0.0 mi) · BOOTS (0.1 mi) · MARKET STREET PHARMACY (0.1 mi)
Nearest stations: Darwen (0.2 mi) · Mill Hill (Lancs) (3.0 mi) · Cherry Tree (3.2 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Asda (0.1 mi) · Lidl (0.1 mi) · Sainsbury's (0.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 40
- One-person households
- 37%
- Households with children
- 27%
- Households
- 4,707
Owned 56% · Social rent 13% · Private rent 29%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BB3 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BB3 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 47/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. 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 | DistrictBB3 | SectorBB3 1 | PostcodeBB3 1AU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £186,795 | £147,457 | £90,731 |
| Population | 45,351 | 10,262 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 269 | 43 | — |
| Schools | 21 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 76% | 86% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 94% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BB3 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.