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Colenso Road, Blackburn

MyStreetCheck free street report: Colenso Road, Blackburn · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/blackburn-blackburn-with-darwen/colenso-road/

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

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£144,464
14 sales
Price range
£90k – £310k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
10 Nov 2023
BB1 8DR

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At a glance

House prices£144k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower 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 walkBlackburn station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold71% freeholdAcross 17 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

14 property sales on Colenso Road, Blackburn have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 10 Nov 2023. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £144,038. Average sale prices rose from £122,500 in 2016 to £230,000 in 2023 (+88%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 93% semi-detached, 7% detached. Recorded sale prices on Colenso Road range from £90,000 to £310,000. 71% of homes sold here were freehold and 29% leasehold.

House prices on Colenso Road compared

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

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £122,500 (2 sales)2016£123k2017: £113,667 (3 sales)2017£114k2018: £110,500 (3 sales)2018£111k2019: £158,333 (3 sales)2019£158k2021: £170,000 (1 sales)2021£170k2023: £230,000 (2 sales)2023£230k

Tenure: 71% freehold and 29% leasehold across 17 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached13£144,03810 Nov 2023
Detached1£150,00030 Jun 2023

Sold prices on Colenso Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
48, Colenso Road BB1 8DR 25 Apr 2025£242,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Colenso Road BB1 8DR 23 Aug 2024£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
69, Colenso Road BB1 8DR 10 Nov 2023£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Colenso Road BB1 8DR 30 Jun 2023£150,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Colenso Road BB1 8DR 28 Sep 2021£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Colenso Road BB1 8DR 7 Jun 2019£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
70, Colenso Road BB1 8DR 2 May 2019£135,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
51, Colenso Road BB1 8DR 7 Mar 2019£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
70, Colenso Road BB1 8DR 4 Oct 2018£142,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
70, Colenso Road BB1 8DR 6 Sep 2018£96,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
52, Colenso Road BB1 8DR 10 May 2018£93,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Colenso Road BB1 8DR 9 Nov 2017£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Colenso Road BB1 8DR 31 Aug 2017£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Colenso Road BB1 8DR 10 Mar 2017£101,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Colenso Road BB1 8DR 9 Aug 2016£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Colenso Road BB1 8DR 18 Mar 2016£90,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
60, Colenso Road BB1 8DR 26 Feb 2016£86,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold

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
4, Colenso Road £101,000 (Mar 2017) → £175,000 (Aug 2024) +73%
over 7 yrs
70, Colenso Road £96,000 (Sep 2018) → £135,000 (May 2019) +41%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Colenso Road

Crime

422 crimes were reported within about a mile of Colenso Road in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences157
Anti-social behaviour78
Vehicle crime46
Public order36
Criminal damage & arson35
Drugs19

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

Flood risk

Colenso Road is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Lower River Ribble and Darwen Flood alert area
  • River Blakewater at Blackburn, Cob Wall and Brookhouse 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 Colenso Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn 395 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Report 0.3 mi
Queen Elizabeth's Primary School 387 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School 873 pupils Secondary 11–19 Good Report 0.5 mi
Pleckgate High School 1,339 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi
Lammack Primary School 548 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Brookhouse Primary School 247 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
Cedars Primary School 407 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Dar Ul Madinah 55 pupils Other independent school 5–11 Report 0.7 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

  • Blackburn station 1.0 mi · 21 min walk
  • Ramsgreave & Wilpshire station 1.5 mi · 29 min walk
  • Mill Hill (Lancs) station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Lammack Road (by, Revidge Road) 2 min walk
  • Lammack Road (by, Revidge Road) 2 min walk
  • Paignton Road (by, Revidge Road) 2 min walk
  • Paignton Road (by, Revidge Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Olive Medical Centre
    3 Lime Street, Blackburn · 0.6 mi
  • Shifa Surgery
    Bangor Street, Blackburn · 0.6 mi
  • Oakenhurst Medical Practice
    Barbara Castle Way Hc, Simmons Street, Blackburn · 0.7 mi
  • Family Practice
    Barbara Castle Way Hc, Simmons Street, Blackburn · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Whalley Range Kqf · 0.6 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Wensley Fold Blackburn · 0.8 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Blackburn Roe Lee Express · 0.8 mi
  • Spar SPAR Preston New Road · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Manor Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Lammack Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Bank View Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Barbara Castle Way Health Centre · 0.7 mi
  • Richmond Terrace Dental Centre · 0.7 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned82.4%62.5%
Private rented16.8%20.3%
Social rented0.8%17.1%
Households595

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1524.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.0%64.1%
Aged 65+9.7%18.6%
Residents2,124

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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 Colenso Road

Ethnic group

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh85.4%35.7%
White10.2%60.3%
Other ethnic group2.8%1.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%1.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%0.9%

Religion

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Muslim85.3%35%
Christian8.5%38%
Not answered3.3%5%
No religion2.5%21.1%
Other religion0.3%0.3%
Buddhist0%0.2%
Hindu0%0.3%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Born in the UK71.7%81.9%
Born outside the UK28.3%18.1%

Highest qualification

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Level 4 qualifications and above29.9%26.8%
No qualifications24.8%24.2%
Level 3 qualifications17%15.8%
Level 2 qualifications12.1%13.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%10.9%
Other qualifications3.5%3%
Apprenticeship2.4%5.5%

General health

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Very good health56.8%47.8%
Good health30.2%32.3%
Fair health8.9%13.2%
Bad health3.2%5.1%
Very bad health0.8%1.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereBlackburn with Darwen
1 car or van in household45.3%42.1%
2 cars or vans in household29.5%23.7%
No cars or vans in household13.4%26.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.7%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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