Brear Vale, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington

MyStreetCheck free street report: Brear Vale, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/accrington-lancashire/brear-vale/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BB5 3RA.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2019)

£213,240

25 sales

Price range

£170k – £350k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

23 May 2025

BB5 3RA

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At a glance

House prices£213k averageSince 2019 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station21 min walkChurch & Oswaldtwistle station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband96% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 28 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

25 property sales on Brear Vale, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. The most recent sale was on 23 May 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £213,211. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2019; 0 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 76% semi-detached, 16% terraced, 8% detached. Recorded sale prices on Brear Vale range from £170,000 to £350,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Brear Vale compared

BB5 postcode area£160,838

Accrington£160,838

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Brear Vale has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all BB5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 28 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	19	£213,211	23 May 2025
Terraced	4	£180,000	21 Jul 2022
Detached	2	£280,000	15 Dec 2023

Sold prices on Brear Vale

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
8, Brear Vale BB5 3RA	23 May 2025	£185,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
33, Brear Vale BB5 3RA	15 Dec 2023	£210,000	Detached New build	Freehold
5, Brear Vale BB5 3RA	17 Nov 2023	£181,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
2, Brear Vale BB5 3RA	2 Jun 2023	£215,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
11, Brear Vale BB5 3RA	28 Nov 2022	£250,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
15, Brear Vale BB5 3RA	16 Nov 2022	£250,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
17, Brear Vale BB5 3RA	21 Oct 2022	£260,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
19, Brear Vale BB5 3RA	14 Oct 2022	£250,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
1, Brear Vale BB5 3RA	23 Sep 2022	£350,000	Detached New build	Freehold
23, Brear Vale BB5 3RA	21 Jul 2022	£185,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
3, Brear Vale BB5 3RA	30 Jun 2022	£205,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
7, Brear Vale BB5 3RA	30 Jun 2022	£205,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
9, Brear Vale BB5 3RA	10 Jun 2022	£205,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
27, Brear Vale BB5 3RA	31 May 2022	£185,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
25, Brear Vale BB5 3RA	6 May 2022	£170,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
21, Brear Vale BB5 3RA	14 Apr 2022	£180,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
12, Brear Vale BB5 3RA	10 Mar 2022	£195,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
31, Brear Vale BB5 3RA	11 Feb 2022	£225,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
14, Brear Vale BB5 3RA	20 Jan 2022	£210,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
8, Brear Vale BB5 3RA	13 Jan 2022	£195,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
29, Brear Vale BB5 3RA	15 Nov 2021	£210,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
10, Brear Vale BB5 3RA	21 Oct 2021	£195,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
6, Brear Vale BB5 3RA	27 Aug 2021	£190,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
4, Brear Vale BB5 3RA	13 Aug 2021	£200,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
23, Brear Vale BB5 3RA	24 May 2021	£1,300,000	Other	Freehold
23, Brear Vale BB5 3RA	5 Mar 2021	£1,300,000	Other	Freehold
9, Brear Vale BB5 3RA	20 Sep 2019	£225,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
23, Brear Vale BB5 3RA	25 May 2018	£500,000	Other	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
8, Brear Vale	£195,000 (Jan 2022) → £185,000 (May 2025)	-5% over 3 yrs
23, Brear Vale	£500,000 (May 2018) → £1,300,000 (Mar 2021) → £185,000 (Jul 2022)	-63% over 4 yrs
9, Brear Vale	£225,000 (Sep 2019) → £205,000 (Jun 2022)	-9% over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Brear Vale

Crime

148 crimes were reported within about a mile of Brear Vale in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	53
Anti-social behaviour	29
Criminal damage & arson	14
Other theft	13
Public order	11
Vehicle crime	10

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Brear Vale is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

River Calder in east Lancashire Flood alert area
Upper River Irwell catchment with Oldham, Bolton, Rochdale, Haslingden, Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall Flood alert area
Rivers in Accrington and Oswaldtwistle Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Brear Vale

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School 205 pupils	Primary Methodist	5–11	Report	0.3 mi
Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School 205 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School 302 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.6 mi
Rhyddings 610 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	0.7 mi
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle 252 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.7 mi
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School 118 pupils	Community special school	2–11	Report	0.7 mi
Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School 142 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.8 mi
Oswaldtwistle School 96 pupils	Pupil referral unit	11–16	Report	0.8 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

Church & Oswaldtwistle station 1.0 mi · 21 min walk
Accrington station 1.7 mi · 33 min walk
Rishton station 2.1 mi · 42 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Rowan Avenue (by, Roe Greave Road) 3 min walk
Beech Close (adj, Lime Avenue) 5 min walk
Stanley Street (opp, Roe Greave Road) 5 min walk
Merlin Drive (by, Merlin Drive) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

Higher Heys Surgery
Oswaldtwistle, Accrington · 0.4 mi
King Street Medical Ctr
Acorn Primary Care Centre, 421 Blackburn Road, Accrington · 1.3 mi
Dr Bello's Surgery
Acorn Primary Care Centre, 421 Blackburn Road, Accrington · 1.3 mi
Richmond Medical Centre
Acorn Primary Health C C, 421 Blackburn Road, Accrington · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

Heron Heron Oswaldtwistle · 0.5 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Oswaldtwistle Mill Express · 0.6 mi
Spar Spar - Oswaldtwistle · 0.8 mi
Lidl Lidl Milnshaw Accrington · 1.5 mi

Pharmacies

Oswaldtwistle Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
Cohens Chemist · 0.4 mi
Cohens Chemist · 0.8 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
Dental Surgery · 1.3 mi
Oak House Dental Centre · 1.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income	5 of 10
Employment	3 of 10
Education and skills	6 of 10
Health and disability	3 of 10
Crime	3 of 10
Access to housing and services	4 of 10
Living environment	5 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	59.1%	62.5%
Private rented	17.8%	20.3%
Social rented	23.0%	17.1%
Households	740

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.3%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	62.4%	64.1%
Aged 65+	23.2%	18.6%
Residents	1,568

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	96%	80%
Gigabit-capable	96%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	97%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	98%	92%

Share of homes across Hyndburn with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Brear Vale

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Who lives around Brear Vale

Ethnic group

	Here	Hyndburn
White	98%	82.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.1%	1.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	0.5%	15.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.2%	0.3%
Other ethnic group	0.1%	0.7%

Religion

	Here	Hyndburn
Christian	63.2%	51%
No religion	30.5%	28.4%
Not answered	5.2%	5.2%
Muslim	0.7%	14.7%
Other religion	0.3%	0.4%
Jewish	0.1%	0%
Buddhist	0%	0.2%
Hindu	0%	0.1%

Country of birth

	Here	Hyndburn
Born in the UK	98%	91%
Born outside the UK	2%	9%

Highest qualification

	Here	Hyndburn
Level 4 qualifications and above	28.5%	25.2%
No qualifications	20.5%	22.8%
Level 3 qualifications	18.2%	17.6%
Level 2 qualifications	12.8%	14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	8.7%	10.4%
Apprenticeship	8.5%	7.3%
Other qualifications	2.8%	2.6%

General health

	Here	Hyndburn
Very good health	44.6%	43.9%
Good health	32.1%	34.3%
Fair health	14.8%	14.8%
Bad health	6.5%	5.3%
Very bad health	2%	1.7%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Hyndburn
1 car or van in household	38.1%	43.2%
2 cars or vans in household	26.9%	24.2%
No cars or vans in household	22.2%	25.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household	12.8%	7.3%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Hyndburn.

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