Elgar Close, Blackburn

MyStreetCheck free street report: Elgar Close, Blackburn · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/blackburn-blackburn-with-darwen/elgar-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BB2 3TE.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£226,571

14 sales

Price range

£150k – £335k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

29 Nov 2024

BB2 3TE

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At a glance

House prices£227k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station19 min walkBlackburn station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 14 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 Elgar Close, Blackburn have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 29 Nov 2024. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £219,727. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 79% detached, 14% semi-detached, 7% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Elgar Close range from £150,000 to £335,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Elgar Close compared

BB2 postcode area£201,184

Blackburn£183,036

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Elgar Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all BB2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 14 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	11	£219,727	2 Aug 2024
Semi-detached	2	£267,500	29 Nov 2024
Terraced	1	£220,000	21 Feb 2022

Sold prices on Elgar Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
25, Elgar Close BB2 3TE	29 Nov 2024	£335,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
51, Elgar Close BB2 3TE	2 Aug 2024	£222,000	Detached	Freehold
17, Elgar Close BB2 3TE	14 Dec 2022	£275,000	Detached	Freehold
49, Elgar Close BB2 3TE	25 Nov 2022	£245,000	Detached	Freehold
29, Elgar Close BB2 3TE	18 Jul 2022	£315,000	Detached	Freehold
37, Elgar Close BB2 3TE	25 Mar 2022	£160,000	Detached	Freehold
53, Elgar Close BB2 3TE	21 Feb 2022	£220,000	Terraced	Freehold
5, Elgar Close BB2 3TE	20 Sep 2021	£255,000	Detached	Freehold
4, Elgar Close BB2 3TE	30 Oct 2020	£200,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
51, Elgar Close BB2 3TE	10 Jan 2020	£168,000	Detached	Freehold
39, Elgar Close BB2 3TE	19 Jul 2019	£230,000	Detached	Freehold
35, Elgar Close BB2 3TE	18 Apr 2019	£227,000	Detached	Freehold
7, Elgar Close BB2 3TE	31 Aug 2018	£170,000	Detached	Freehold
16, Elgar Close BB2 3TE	9 Jun 2016	£150,000	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
51, Elgar Close	£168,000 (Jan 2020) → £222,000 (Aug 2024)	+32% over 5 yrs

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Schools near Elgar Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Blackburn Central High School 1,015 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	0.3 mi
Markazul Uloom 26 pupils	Other independent school Islam	11–19	Report	0.4 mi
Noorul Uloom 125 pupils	Other independent school Islam	11–23	Report	0.4 mi
Newfield School 242 pupils	Community special school	4–19	Report	0.4 mi
St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 203 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.5 mi
Audley Junior School 392 pupils	Primary	7–11	Report	0.6 mi
Audley Infant School 280 pupils	Primary	3–7	Report	0.6 mi
Longshaw Community Junior School 334 pupils	Primary	7–11	Report	0.6 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 · 19 min walk
Mill Hill (Lancs) station 1.4 mi · 27 min walk
Cherry Tree station 2.0 mi · 41 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Sullivan Close (by, Roman Road) 2 min walk
Observatory Hotel (o/s, Old Bank Lane) 2 min walk
Observatory Hotel (opp, Old Bank Lane) 2 min walk
Lytham Road (by, Lytham Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

St Georges Surgery
St George's Surgery, 62 Haslingden Road, Blackburn · 0.4 mi
Roman Road Health Centre
Off Fishmoor Drive, Blackburn · 0.4 mi
Pringle Street Surgery
216-218 Pringle Street, Blackburn · 0.6 mi
The Cornerstone Practice
Shadsworth House, Shadsworth Road, Blackburn · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

Marks and Spencer Hospital M&S Blackburn Hospital Food To Go · 0.3 mi
Asda Superstore Asda Blackburn Superstore · 0.6 mi
Spar Spar - Store · 0.7 mi
Spar Spar - Beehive · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

Fishmoor Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
Curo Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
Karims Pharmacy Limited · 0.7 mi

Dentists

Dept Of Special Care Dentistry · 0.3 mi
Dental Surgery · 1.0 mi
Dental Practice · 1.1 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	4 of 10
Employment	3 of 10
Education and skills	5 of 10
Health and disability	3 of 10
Crime	4 of 10
Access to housing and services	6 of 10
Living environment	7 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	67.6%	62.5%
Private rented	21.2%	20.3%
Social rented	11.1%	17.1%
Households	612

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	18.9%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	67.0%	64.1%
Aged 65+	14.0%	18.6%
Residents	1,657

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 Elgar Close

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Who lives around Elgar Close

Ethnic group

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
White	71.9%	60.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	21%	35.7%
Other ethnic group	3.9%	1.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	2.5%	1.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.7%	0.9%

Religion

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
Christian	53.8%	38%
No religion	26.9%	21.1%
Muslim	13.3%	35%
Not answered	4.8%	5%
Hindu	0.8%	0.3%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.2%
Other religion	0.1%	0.3%
Jewish	0%	–

Country of birth

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
Born in the UK	80.3%	81.9%
Born outside the UK	19.7%	18.1%

Highest qualification

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
Level 4 qualifications and above	34.5%	26.8%
No qualifications	20.5%	24.2%
Level 3 qualifications	15.9%	15.8%
Level 2 qualifications	12.8%	13.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9.1%	10.9%
Apprenticeship	5%	5.5%
Other qualifications	2.2%	3%

General health

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
Very good health	52.5%	47.8%
Good health	30.6%	32.3%
Fair health	12.6%	13.2%
Bad health	3.2%	5.1%
Very bad health	1%	1.6%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
1 car or van in household	43.7%	42.1%
2 cars or vans in household	28%	23.7%
No cars or vans in household	18.4%	26.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household	9.9%	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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Blackburn with Darwen Band D is £2,455 a year (Band A £1,637). See every band.

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