BL7 8BS
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Property report — BL7 8BS
Open-data due diligence for BL7 8BS and the area around it.
BL7 8BS in brief: 27 recorded sales (£107,000–£485,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BL7 8BS itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BL7 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£280,300
Population
1,121
Crimes recorded
3
Schools
1
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
0%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BL7 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 (1 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-07 | £417,500 | 10 ANSHAW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2021-08-20 | £485,000 | 3 ANSHAW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2019-06-25 | £321,000 | 16 ANSHAW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2019-01-09 | £304,000 | 19 ANSHAW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2018-08-06 | £305,000 | 9 ANSHAW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-05-03 | £310,000 | 18 ANSHAW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-04-11 | £285,000 | 22 ANSHAW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2016-08-12 | £275,000 | 2 ANSHAW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2016-05-27 | £270,000 | 20 ANSHAW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2013-11-22 | £235,000 | 9 ANSHAW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2012-03-30 | £246,950 | 19 ANSHAW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2010-01-22 | £285,000 | 12 ANSHAW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2007-09-21 | £415,000 | 5 ANSHAW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2005-02-04 | £240,000 | 18 ANSHAW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2003-12-05 | £235,000 | 9 ANSHAW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2003-01-24 | £208,750 | 1 ANSHAW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2002-01-18 | £157,000 | 4 ANSHAW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-07-27 | £145,000 | 1 ANSHAW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-10-26 | £127,500 | 21 ANSHAW CLOSE | Detached |
| 1999-11-26 | £137,500 | 1 ANSHAW CLOSE | Detached |
| 1999-08-25 | £115,000 | 12 ANSHAW CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-07-30 | £142,000 | 3 ANSHAW CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-06-22 | £127,000 | 7 ANSHAW CLOSE | Detached |
| 1996-10-18 | £107,000 | 2 ANSHAW CLOSE | Detached |
| 1995-12-08 | £110,000 | 2 ANSHAW CLOSE | Detached |
| 1995-11-23 | £119,000 | 23 ANSHAW CLOSE | Detached |
| 1995-05-23 | £114,000 | 10 ANSHAW CLOSE | Detached |
27 recorded sales on BL7 8BS. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turton Belmont Community Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Egerton Primary School | 2.2 mi | Primary | Good (2021) |
| Walmsley CofE Primary School | 2.6 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Rivington and Blackrod High School | 3.0 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
| St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School | 3.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Rivington Foundation Primary School | 3.1 mi | Primary | Good (2020) |
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: EDGWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE (3.2 mi) · BROMLEY MEADOWS SURGERY (3.2 mi) · MANDALAY MEDICAL CENTRE (3.3 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BEAUMONT HOSPITAL (4.1 mi) · THE BEAUMONT HOSPITAL (4.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CHURCH OF ST PETER (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · MONUMENT ON CORNER OF MARIA SQUARE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · HIGHER WHITAKER FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: EVEREST PHARMACY (3.1 mi) · COHENS CHEMIST (3.2 mi) · MOSS BANK PHARMACY (3.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Entwistle (3.5 mi) · Bromley Cross (3.9 mi) · Darwen (4.2 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Spar (3.3 mi) · Co-op Food (3.6 mi) · Aldi (3.7 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 53
- One-person households
- 22%
- Households with children
- 22%
- Households
- 500
Owned 88% · Social rent 2% · Private rent 9%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BL7 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BL7 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 2/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BL7 8BS 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 | DistrictBL7 | SectorBL7 8 | PostcodeBL7 8BS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £321,418 | £280,300 | £231,081 |
| Population | 21,416 | 1,121 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 16 | 3 | — |
| Schools | 9 | 1 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 66% | 0% | 0% |
| Superfast broadband | 89% | 87% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BL7 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.