Higher Gate Road, Accrington

MyStreetCheck free street report: Higher Gate Road, Accrington · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/accrington-lancashire/higher-gate-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BB5 6LF.

Average price (last 12 months)

£182,500

2 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£187,250

12 sales

Price range

£135k – £255k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

29 Jul 2026

BB5 6LF

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At a glance

House prices£183k average13% above the Accrington average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station10 min walkHuncoat station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 13 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

12 property sales on Higher Gate Road, Accrington have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £182,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £187,250. That is 13% above the Accrington average of £160,838 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Higher Gate Road range from £135,000 to £255,000. Every home sold here was sold leasehold. Of 131 streets in Accrington with at least two sales in the last year, Higher Gate Road ranks 44th for average price.

House prices on Higher Gate Road compared

Higher Gate Road£182,500

BB5 postcode area£160,838

Accrington£160,838

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all BB5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 13 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	12	£187,250	29 Jul 2026

Sold prices on Higher Gate Road

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
5, Higher Gate Road BB5 6LF	29 Jul 2026	£205,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
30, Higher Gate Road BB5 6LF	28 May 2026	£160,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
3, Higher Gate Road BB5 6LF	30 May 2025	£240,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
13, Higher Gate Road BB5 6LF	30 Apr 2025	£170,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
34, Higher Gate Road BB5 6LF	28 Mar 2025	£255,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
15, Higher Gate Road BB5 6LF	15 May 2024	£180,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
3, Higher Gate Road BB5 6LF	29 Feb 2024	£235,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
7, Higher Gate Road BB5 6LF	29 Nov 2021	£196,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
34, Higher Gate Road BB5 6LF	23 Apr 2021	£102,500	Semi-detached	Leasehold
24, Higher Gate Road BB5 6LF	14 Aug 2020	£142,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
5, Higher Gate Road BB5 6LF	29 Aug 2019	£135,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
7, Higher Gate Road BB5 6LF	14 Jun 2017	£176,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
7, Higher Gate Road BB5 6LF	15 Apr 2016	£153,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold

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
5, Higher Gate Road	£135,000 (Aug 2019) → £205,000 (Jul 2026)	+52% over 7 yrs
3, Higher Gate Road	£235,000 (Feb 2024) → £240,000 (May 2025)	+2% over 1 yr
34, Higher Gate Road	£102,500 (Apr 2021) → £255,000 (Mar 2025)	+149% over 4 yrs
7, Higher Gate Road	£153,000 (Apr 2016) → £176,000 (Jun 2017) → £196,000 (Nov 2021)	+28% over 6 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Higher Gate Road

Crime

28 crimes were reported within about a mile of Higher Gate Road in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	13
Anti-social behaviour	5
Criminal damage & arson	3
Vehicle crime	2
Other crime	2
Burglary	1

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

Flood risk

Higher Gate Road is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

River Calder in east Lancashire Flood alert 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 Higher Gate Road

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Accrington Huncoat Primary School 211 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
Accrington Peel Park Primary School 570 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	1.1 mi
Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School 116 pupils	Primary Church of England/Methodist	4–11	Good Report	1.1 mi
Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School 207 pupils	Primary Church of England	5–11	Good Report	1.3 mi
St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 130 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Inadequate Report	1.4 mi
Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School 137 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Inadequate Report	1.4 mi
Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School 176 pupils	Primary Church of England	5–11	Report	1.5 mi
Accrington Academy 953 pupils	Secondary Christian	11–16	Report	1.5 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

Huncoat station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
Hapton station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
Accrington station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Griffin Close (opp, Higher Gate Road) 1 min walk
Griffin Close (by, Higher Gate Road) 1 min walk
Griffin Head (o/s, Burnley Road) 1 min walk
Higher Gate Road (by, Burnley Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Peel House Medical Practice
Accrington Pals Phcc, 1 Paradise Street, Accrington · 1.7 mi
Arg Healthcare
257-259 Blackburn Road, Accrington · 1.9 mi
The Clayton Medical Ctr.
Wellington Street, Clayton Le Moors, Accrington · 2.0 mi
Oswald Medical Centre
387-391 Blackburn Road, Accrington · 2.2 mi

Supermarkets

Spar PFS EG Accrington · 0.1 mi
Spar PFS Spar - Accrington · 1.2 mi
The Food Warehouse Iceland Accrington Food Warehouse · 1.4 mi
Aldi Aldi Milnshaw Accrington · 1.5 mi

Pharmacies

Huncoat Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
Accrington Pharmacy · 1.5 mi
Wyvern Pharmacy · 1.5 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 1.3 mi
Accrington Dental Suite · 1.4 mi
Dental Surgery · 1.5 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 5 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	5 of 10
Education and skills	7 of 10
Health and disability	4 of 10
Crime	6 of 10
Access to housing and services	3 of 10
Living environment	5 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	76.5%	62.5%
Private rented	17.3%	20.3%
Social rented	6.1%	17.1%
Households	626

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	17.3%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	64.5%	64.1%
Aged 65+	18.2%	18.6%
Residents	1,536

Broadband

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

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Who lives around Higher Gate Road

Ethnic group

	Here	Hyndburn
White	93.8%	82.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	4.5%	15.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.4%	1.3%
Other ethnic group	0.2%	0.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.1%	0.3%

Religion

	Here	Hyndburn
Christian	55.7%	51%
No religion	33.8%	28.4%
Not answered	5.4%	5.2%
Muslim	4.5%	14.7%
Other religion	0.5%	0.4%
Buddhist	0.1%	0.2%
Hindu	0%	0.1%
Jewish	0%	0%

Country of birth

	Here	Hyndburn
Born in the UK	96.4%	91%
Born outside the UK	3.6%	9%

Highest qualification

	Here	Hyndburn
Level 4 qualifications and above	27.5%	25.2%
Level 3 qualifications	20.1%	17.6%
No qualifications	17.3%	22.8%
Level 2 qualifications	14.4%	14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	10%	10.4%
Apprenticeship	8%	7.3%
Other qualifications	2.7%	2.6%

General health

	Here	Hyndburn
Very good health	48.1%	43.9%
Good health	34.3%	34.3%
Fair health	12.5%	14.8%
Bad health	4.1%	5.3%
Very bad health	1%	1.7%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Hyndburn
1 car or van in household	41.2%	43.2%
2 cars or vans in household	32.3%	24.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household	13.7%	7.3%
No cars or vans in household	12.9%	25.3%

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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