BB5 1SP
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Property report — BB5 1SP
Open-data due diligence for BB5 1SP and the area around it.
BB5 1SP in brief: 65 recorded sales (£7,000–£90,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BB5 1SP itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BB5 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£93,712
Population
14,775
Crimes recorded
175
Schools
3
Flood risk
High
Gigabit broadband
89%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BB5 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 (7 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-12 | £77,000 | 70 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2023-07-07 | £68,000 | 72 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2021-10-05 | £80,000 | 38 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2020-02-28 | £59,000 | 64 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2019-07-25 | £52,000 | 52 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2019-03-11 | £65,000 | 10 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2019-01-25 | £55,000 | 76 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2019-01-25 | £72,000 | 56 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2018-07-12 | £34,500 | 44 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2014-05-13 | £35,000 | 20 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2014-01-23 | £44,000 | 38 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2012-06-22 | £41,000 | 36 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2012-05-10 | £27,500 | 58 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2012-05-10 | £27,500 | 60 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2011-08-09 | £61,000 | 54 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2009-11-17 | £37,000 | 74 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2008-11-07 | £65,000 | 14 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2008-10-20 | £60,500 | 80 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2008-07-03 | £85,000 | 10 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2008-05-22 | £75,000 | 22 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2007-09-27 | £60,000 | 78 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2007-08-10 | £90,000 | 46 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2007-08-08 | £83,000 | 64 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2007-06-29 | £65,500 | 54 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2007-04-30 | £70,000 | 28 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2006-10-27 | £82,000 | 10 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2006-07-28 | £68,000 | 82 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2006-05-19 | £67,500 | 86 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2006-04-24 | £50,000 | 80 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2006-01-13 | £27,500 | 64 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2005-12-13 | £35,000 | 28 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2005-10-14 | £58,650 | 46 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2005-07-21 | £45,000 | 24 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2005-03-31 | £12,000 | 4 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2005-03-24 | £35,000 | 74 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2004-10-22 | £40,500 | 22 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2004-07-22 | £50,000 | THE STABLES MONK STREET | Terraced |
| 2004-01-30 | £15,000 | 6 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2004-01-09 | £18,000 | 70 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2003-12-05 | £21,000 | 26 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2003-09-19 | £19,000 | 54 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2003-08-29 | £16,000 | 28 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2003-08-13 | £18,200 | 42 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2003-01-31 | £18,500 | 56 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-12-16 | £12,500 | 74 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-07-03 | £14,000 | 30 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-03-01 | £15,000 | 40 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-08-29 | £10,500 | 72 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-06-08 | £11,250 | 8 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-05-02 | £10,000 | 30 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-03-28 | £12,000 | 4 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-01-16 | £13,500 | 58 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 1999-07-19 | £11,000 | 70 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 1999-06-11 | £25,000 | 46 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 1999-04-20 | £14,000 | 2 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 1999-04-04 | £9,500 | 60 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 1998-10-19 | £7,000 | 2 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 1998-08-28 | £35,000 | 46 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 1998-08-06 | £14,000 | 54 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 1998-05-12 | £13,000 | 50 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 1998-02-12 | £23,000 | 2 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 1996-11-27 | £12,000 | 20 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 1995-12-04 | £18,950 | 66 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 1995-11-09 | £24,500 | 48 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
| 1995-03-10 | £18,000 | 50 PRINCESS STREET | Terraced |
65 recorded sales on BB5 1SP. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School | 0.5 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: OSWALD MEDICAL CENTRE (0.2 mi) · DR BELLO'S SURGERY (0.2 mi) · RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE (0.2 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ACCRINGTON VICTORIA HOSPITAL (0.7 mi) · ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (3.6 mi) · ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL (3.6 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CHURCH OF ST ANDREW (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · War memorial circa 30 metres in front of Elmfield Hall (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · ELMFIELD HALL (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ACCRINGTON LATE NIGHT PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · ASTON PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · ACORN PHARMACY (0.2 mi)
Nearest stations: Accrington (0.5 mi) · Church & Oswaldtwistle (0.5 mi) · Rishton (1.8 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (0.1 mi) · Asda (0.4 mi) · Tesco Extra (0.5 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 34
- One-person households
- 38%
- Households with children
- 33%
- Households
- 5,924
Owned 49% · Social rent 17% · Private rent 35%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BB5 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BB5 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 186/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 | DistrictBB5 | SectorBB5 1 | PostcodeBB5 1SP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £155,555 | £93,712 | £38,616 |
| Population | 66,789 | 14,775 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 1/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 701 | 175 | — |
| Schools | 37 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | High |
| Gigabit broadband | 89% | 89% | 98% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 98% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BB5 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.