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Chestnut Avenue, Blackburn

MyStreetCheck free street report: Chestnut Avenue, Blackburn · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/blackburn-blackburn-with-darwen/chestnut-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BB1 8FG.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2019)
£224,648
34 sales
Price range
£145k – £309k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
25 Apr 2025
BB1 8FG

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At a glance

House prices£225k averageSince 2019 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station13 min walkRamsgreave & Wilpshire station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband93% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 38 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

34 property sales on Chestnut Avenue, Blackburn have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. The most recent sale was on 25 Apr 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £250,262. Average sale prices rose from £217,648 in 2019 to £297,588 in 2025 (+37%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2019; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 68% detached, 18% terraced, 15% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Chestnut Avenue range from £144,995 to £308,750. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Chestnut Avenue compared

BB1 postcode area£187,950
Blackburn£183,036
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Chestnut Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all BB1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2019: £217,648 (3 sales)2019£218k2020: £181,373 (8 sales)2020£181k2021: £219,999 (8 sales)2021£220k2023: £270,000 (1 sales)2023£270k2024: £231,375 (10 sales)2024£231k2025: £297,588 (4 sales)2025£298k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 38 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached23£250,26225 Apr 2025
Terraced6£170,91413 Dec 2024
Semi-detached5£171,30019 Dec 2024

Sold prices on Chestnut Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
57, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 25 Apr 2025£308,750 Detached New buildFreehold
59, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 24 Apr 2025£303,050 Detached New buildFreehold
10, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 11 Apr 2025£277,400 Detached New buildFreehold
55, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 28 Mar 2025£301,150 Detached New buildFreehold
45, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 20 Dec 2024£232,750 Detached New buildFreehold
53, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 20 Dec 2024£275,000 Detached New buildFreehold
23, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 19 Dec 2024£176,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 18 Dec 2024£232,750 Detached New buildFreehold
49, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 18 Dec 2024£270,750 Detached New buildFreehold
47, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 16 Dec 2024£294,500 Detached New buildFreehold
11, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 13 Dec 2024£176,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 12 Dec 2024£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 12 Dec 2024£270,750 Detached New buildFreehold
6, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 24 Sep 2024£200,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
2, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 16 Aug 2024£270,750 Detached New buildFreehold
4, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 28 Jun 2024£204,250 Terraced New buildFreehold
8, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 28 Jun 2024£204,250 Terraced New buildFreehold
37, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 24 May 2023£270,000 DetachedFreehold
41, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 20 Dec 2021£233,000 Detached New buildFreehold
39, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 17 Dec 2021£237,000 Detached New buildFreehold
37, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 30 Sep 2021£230,000 Detached New buildFreehold
35, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 28 May 2021£234,995 Detached New buildFreehold
33, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 30 Apr 2021£234,995 Detached New buildFreehold
25, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 26 Mar 2021£180,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
31, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 26 Mar 2021£250,000 Detached New buildFreehold
21, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 22 Jan 2021£160,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
27, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 18 Dec 2020£180,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
29, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 18 Dec 2020£250,000 Detached New buildFreehold
23, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 27 Nov 2020£160,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
15, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 26 Oct 2020£147,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
19, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 9 Sep 2020£230,000 Detached New buildFreehold
11, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 28 Aug 2020£144,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
17, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 26 Jun 2020£189,995 Detached New buildFreehold
9, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 28 Feb 2020£147,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
3, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 20 Dec 2019£234,955 Detached New buildFreehold
5, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 20 Dec 2019£227,995 Detached New buildFreehold
7, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 19 Dec 2019£189,995 Detached New buildFreehold
15, Chestnut Avenue BB1 8FG 15 Apr 2019£854,974 OtherFreehold

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

AddressSalesChange
11, Chestnut Avenue £144,995 (Aug 2020) → £176,000 (Dec 2024) +21%
over 4 yrs
23, Chestnut Avenue £160,000 (Nov 2020) → £185,000 (Dec 2024) +16%
over 4 yrs
37, Chestnut Avenue £230,000 (Sep 2021) → £270,000 (May 2023) +17%
over 2 yrs
15, Chestnut Avenue £854,974 (Apr 2019) → £147,995 (Oct 2020) -83%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Chestnut Avenue

Crime

177 crimes were reported within about a mile of Chestnut Avenue in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences58
Vehicle crime42
Anti-social behaviour30
Criminal damage & arson17
Shoplifting8
Burglary6

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

Flood risk

Chestnut Avenue is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

  • Lower River Ribble and Darwen 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 Chestnut Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School 212 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 189 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Pleckgate High School 1,339 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.3 mi
Roe Lee Park Primary School 424 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
St Thomas's Centre 115 pupils Pupil referral unit 5–16 Report 0.6 mi
Cedars Primary School 407 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Lammack Primary School 548 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Islamiyah School 153 pupils Other independent school Islam 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

  • Ramsgreave & Wilpshire station 0.6 mi · 13 min walk
  • Blackburn station 1.7 mi · 33 min walk
  • Rishton station 2.5 mi · 51 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Fern Bank (opp, Whalley New Road) 3 min walk
  • Knowles Arms (o/s, Pleckgate Road) 3 min walk
  • Brownhill (by, Whalley New Road) 4 min walk
  • Knowles Arms (opp, Pleckgate Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Brownhill Surgery
    788-790 Whalley New Road, Blackburn · 0.3 mi
  • Blakewater Healthcare
    367 Whalley New Road, Blackburn · 0.5 mi
  • Shifa Surgery
    Bangor Street, Blackburn · 0.9 mi
  • Little Harwood Health Centre
    Plane Tree Road, Blackburn · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Blackburn Roe Lee Express · 0.2 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Park Kay BP · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Wilpshire - Whalley Road · 0.7 mi
  • Spar Spar - Whalley Range Kqf · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cohens Chemist · 0.3 mi
  • Brownhill Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Lammack Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Wilpshire Dental Clinic · 0.6 mi
  • Blackburn Practice Ltd · 1.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.4 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned74.0%62.5%
Private rented19.2%20.3%
Social rented6.7%17.1%
Households608

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1525.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.3%64.1%
Aged 65+12.2%18.6%
Residents1,618

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)93%80%
Gigabit-capable93%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

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks98%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks99%92%

Share of homes across Blackburn with Darwen 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.

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Who lives around Chestnut Avenue

Ethnic group

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh52.4%35.7%
White42.9%60.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%1.7%
Other ethnic group1%1.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%0.9%

Religion

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Muslim52.2%35%
Christian30.7%38%
No religion11.3%21.1%
Not answered4.3%5%
Hindu0.7%0.3%
Other religion0.4%0.3%
Sikh0.2%0.1%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Born in the UK84.4%81.9%
Born outside the UK15.6%18.1%

Highest qualification

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Level 4 qualifications and above33.7%26.8%
Level 3 qualifications17.6%15.8%
No qualifications16.9%24.2%
Level 2 qualifications13.6%13.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%10.9%
Apprenticeship6.3%5.5%
Other qualifications1.9%3%

General health

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Very good health51.9%47.8%
Good health33.3%32.3%
Fair health9.6%13.2%
Bad health4.1%5.1%
Very bad health1%1.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereBlackburn with Darwen
1 car or van in household48.9%42.1%
2 cars or vans in household30%23.7%
No cars or vans in household13.8%26.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.2%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 Blackburn with Darwen.

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