Downham Street, Blackburn

MyStreetCheck free street report: Downham Street, Blackburn · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/blackburn-blackburn-with-darwen/downham-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BB2 6NS, BB2 6NY.

Average price (last 12 months)

£147,000

2 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£103,386

22 sales

Price range

£50k – £150k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

17 Apr 2026

BB2 6NY

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At a glance

House prices£147k average20% below the Blackburn average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station17 min walkMill Hill (Lancs) station Schools6 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 26 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

22 property sales on Downham Street, Blackburn have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £147,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £97,125. That is 20% below the Blackburn average of £183,036 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 73% terraced, 27% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Downham Street range from £50,000 to £150,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 167 streets in Blackburn with at least two sales in the last year, Downham Street ranks 103rd for average price.

House prices on Downham Street compared

Downham Street£147,000

BB2 postcode area£201,184

Blackburn£183,036

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all BB2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	16	£97,125	5 Dec 2025
Semi-detached	6	£120,083	17 Apr 2026

Sold prices on Downham Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
130, Downham Street BB2 6NY	17 Apr 2026	£150,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
196, Downham Street BB2 6NS	5 Dec 2025	£144,000	Terraced	Freehold
172, Downham Street BB2 6NS	31 Oct 2025	£119,000	Terraced	Freehold
182, Downham Street BB2 6NS	26 Sep 2025	£100,000	Terraced	Freehold
136, Downham Street BB2 6NY	19 Sep 2025	£143,500	Terraced	Freehold
169, Downham Street BB2 6NY	4 Sep 2025	£105,000	Terraced	Freehold
196, Downham Street BB2 6NS	14 Jul 2025	£133,000	Terraced	Freehold
159, Downham Street BB2 6NY	11 Oct 2024	£120,000	Terraced	Freehold
162, Downham Street BB2 6NS	14 Feb 2024	£100,000	Terraced	Freehold
161, Downham Street BB2 6NY	1 Mar 2023	£80,000	Terraced	Freehold
175, Downham Street BB2 6NY	5 Aug 2022	£150,000	Terraced	Freehold
163, Downham Street BB2 6NY	7 Jun 2022	£100,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
171, Downham Street BB2 6NY	10 Aug 2020	£82,000	Terraced	Freehold
193, Downham Street BB2 6NS	13 Mar 2020	£130,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
199, Downham Street BB2 6NS	13 Feb 2020	£105,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
126, Downham Street BB2 6NY	30 Sep 2019	£84,000	Terraced	Freehold
178, Downham Street BB2 6NS	31 May 2019	£75,000	Terraced	Freehold
166, Downham Street BB2 6NS	24 Oct 2018	£109,500	Terraced	Freehold
166, Downham Street BB2 6NS	12 Jan 2018	£50,000	Terraced	Freehold
182, Downham Street BB2 6NS	18 Dec 2017	£73,000	Terraced	Freehold
153, Downham Street BB2 6NY	29 Sep 2017	£90,000	Terraced	Freehold
144, Downham Street BB2 6NY	18 Aug 2017	£65,000	Terraced	Freehold
197, Downham Street BB2 6NS	28 Jul 2017	£120,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
184, Downham Street BB2 6NS	3 Apr 2017	£105,000	Terraced	Freehold
175, Downham Street BB2 6NY	7 Feb 2017	£82,000	Terraced	Freehold
195, Downham Street BB2 6NS	21 Oct 2016	£115,000	Semi-detached	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
196, Downham Street	£133,000 (Jul 2025) → £144,000 (Dec 2025)	+8% over under a year
182, Downham Street	£73,000 (Dec 2017) → £100,000 (Sep 2025)	+37% over 8 yrs
175, Downham Street	£82,000 (Feb 2017) → £150,000 (Aug 2022)	+83% over 5 yrs
166, Downham Street	£50,000 (Jan 2018) → £109,500 (Oct 2018)	+119% over under a year

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Schools near Downham Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Ashworth Nursery School 71 pupils	Nursery	3–4	Good Report	0.2 mi
St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 419 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy 463 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Outstanding Report	0.3 mi
St Silas's CofE Primary School 311 pupils	Primary Church of England	5–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Dar Ul Madinah 55 pupils	Other independent school	5–11	Report	0.4 mi
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 173 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy 1,483 pupils	Secondary Church of England	11–18	Report	0.4 mi
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School 873 pupils	Secondary	11–19	Good Report	0.5 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

Mill Hill (Lancs) station 0.8 mi · 17 min walk
Blackburn station 0.9 mi · 17 min walk
Cherry Tree station 1.3 mi · 25 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Lancaster Street (by, Wensley Road) 2 min walk
Oozehead Lane (by, Livingstone Road) 3 min walk
Saunders Road (by, Preston New Road) 3 min walk
Addison Close (adj, Johnston Street) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Limefield Surgery
293-295 Preston New Road, Blackburn · 0.2 mi
Redlam Surgery
62-64 Redlam, Blackburn · 0.4 mi
Oakenhurst Medical Practice
Barbara Castle Way Hc, Simmons Street, Blackburn · 0.5 mi
Family Practice
Barbara Castle Way Hc, Simmons Street, Blackburn · 0.5 mi

Supermarkets

Spar SPAR Preston New Road · 0.3 mi
Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily West End (Blackburn) · 0.3 mi
Aldi Aldi Wensley Fold Blackburn · 0.3 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Blackburn Bank Top Express · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

Johnston Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
Montague Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
Granville Road Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
Ap Smilecare · 0.3 mi
New Bank Road (dental Surgery) · 0.3 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 1 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	1 of 10
Employment	1 of 10
Education and skills	1 of 10
Health and disability	1 of 10
Crime	3 of 10
Access to housing and services	3 of 10
Living environment	1 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	47.8%	62.5%
Private rented	27.8%	20.3%
Social rented	24.1%	17.1%
Households	673

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	28.1%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	64.2%	64.1%
Aged 65+	7.7%	18.6%
Residents	2,120

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	98%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	99%	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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Downham Street

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Who lives around Downham Street

Ethnic group

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	71.4%	35.7%
White	21.5%	60.3%
Other ethnic group	4.8%	1.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	1.4%	0.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1%	1.7%

Religion

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
Muslim	69.8%	35%
Christian	18.8%	38%
Not answered	5.9%	5%
No religion	4.6%	21.1%
Other religion	0.4%	0.3%
Hindu	0.2%	0.3%
Sikh	0.1%	0.1%
Buddhist	0%	0.2%

Country of birth

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
Born in the UK	60%	81.9%
Born outside the UK	40%	18.1%

Highest qualification

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
No qualifications	34.2%	24.2%
Level 4 qualifications and above	18.8%	26.8%
Level 2 qualifications	14.7%	13.9%
Level 3 qualifications	11.8%	15.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	11.6%	10.9%
Other qualifications	5.3%	3%
Apprenticeship	3.7%	5.5%

General health

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
Very good health	46.8%	47.8%
Good health	33.5%	32.3%
Fair health	13.7%	13.2%
Bad health	4.2%	5.1%
Very bad health	1.7%	1.6%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
1 car or van in household	42.1%	42.1%
No cars or vans in household	37.8%	26.9%
2 cars or vans in household	15.3%	23.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household	4.8%	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 Blackburn with Darwen.

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