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Oakwood Avenue, Blackburn

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for BB1 5QY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£164,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2018)
£160,759
16 sales
Price range
£100k – £200k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
7 Aug 2026
BB1 5QY

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At a glance

House prices£164k average10% below the Blackburn average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station19 min walkRamsgreave & Wilpshire station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold89% leaseholdAcross 18 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

16 property sales on Oakwood Avenue, Blackburn have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £164,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £160,759. That is 10% below the Blackburn average of £183,036 over the same period. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2018; 2 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Oakwood Avenue range from £100,000 to £200,000. 11% of homes sold here were freehold and 89% leasehold. Of 167 streets in Blackburn with at least two sales in the last year, Oakwood Avenue ranks 88th for average price.

House prices on Oakwood Avenue compared

Oakwood Avenue£164,000
BB1 postcode area£187,950
Blackburn£183,036
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all BB1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2018: £112,500 (2 sales)2018£113k2019: £138,500 (2 sales)2019£139k2020: £153,000 (1 sales)2020£153k2021: £162,000 (1 sales)2021£162k2022: £176,500 (1 sales)2022£177k2023: £175,650 (1 sales)2023£176k2024: £181,667 (3 sales)2024£182k2025: £172,000 (4 sales)2025£172k2026: £170,000 (1 sales)2026£170k

Tenure: 11% freehold and 89% leasehold across 18 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached16£160,7597 Aug 2026

Sold prices on Oakwood Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
7, Oakwood Avenue BB1 5QY 7 Aug 2026£170,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
14, Oakwood Avenue BB1 5QY 18 Dec 2025£158,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
7, Oakwood Avenue BB1 5QY 21 Oct 2025£135,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
5, Oakwood Avenue BB1 5QY 7 Feb 2025£200,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
15, Oakwood Avenue BB1 5QY 31 Jan 2025£195,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
21, Oakwood Avenue BB1 5QY 8 Nov 2024£185,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
20, Oakwood Avenue BB1 5QY 26 Jul 2024£180,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
31, Oakwood Avenue BB1 5QY 26 Jun 2024£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Oakwood Avenue BB1 5QY 16 Aug 2023£175,650 Semi-detachedLeasehold
15, Oakwood Avenue BB1 5QY 4 Nov 2022£176,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
37, Oakwood Avenue BB1 5QY 14 May 2021£138,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Oakwood Avenue BB1 5QY 12 Mar 2021£162,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
39, Oakwood Avenue BB1 5QY 1 Sep 2020£138,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
41, Oakwood Avenue BB1 5QY 13 Mar 2020£153,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
16, Oakwood Avenue BB1 5QY 25 Jul 2019£155,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
29, Oakwood Avenue BB1 5QY 18 Jan 2019£122,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
23, Oakwood Avenue BB1 5QY 29 Nov 2018£125,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
11, Oakwood Avenue BB1 5QY 26 Nov 2018£100,000 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
7, Oakwood Avenue £135,000 (Oct 2025) → £170,000 (Aug 2026) +26%
over under a year
15, Oakwood Avenue £176,500 (Nov 2022) → £195,000 (Jan 2025) +10%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Oakwood Avenue

Crime

157 crimes were reported within about a mile of Oakwood Avenue in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences49
Vehicle crime33
Anti-social behaviour29
Criminal damage & arson15
Drugs8
Shoplifting7

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

Flood risk

Oakwood 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 Oakwood Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Roe Lee Park Primary School 424 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Islamiyah School 153 pupils Other independent school Islam 11–16 Report 0.6 mi
St Thomas's Centre 115 pupils Pupil referral unit 5–16 Report 0.6 mi
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School 392 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Cedars Primary School 407 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School 140 pupils Other independent school 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Brookhouse Primary School 247 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.9 mi
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School 212 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Good Report 0.9 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 1.0 mi · 19 min walk
  • Blackburn station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk
  • Rishton station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Oakwood Avenue (by, Oakwood Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Sunnybower Road (adj, Sunnybower Road) 2 min walk
  • Sunnybower Road (adj, Whalley Old Road) 3 min walk
  • Terminus (by, Whalley Old Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Blakewater Healthcare
    367 Whalley New Road, Blackburn · 0.5 mi
  • Little Harwood Health Centre
    Plane Tree Road, Blackburn · 0.7 mi
  • Brownhill Surgery
    788-790 Whalley New Road, Blackburn · 0.8 mi
  • Shifa Surgery
    Bangor Street, Blackburn · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Blackburn Roe Lee Express · 0.6 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Park Kay BP · 0.8 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Wilpshire - Whalley Road · 0.9 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Blackburn Retail Park · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cohens Chemist · 0.5 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 0.7 mi
  • Brownhill Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Wilpshire Dental Clinic · 0.9 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.5 mi
  • Blackburn Practice Ltd · 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 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
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned70.2%62.5%
Private rented13.7%20.3%
Social rented15.8%17.1%
Households644

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.2%64.1%
Aged 65+21.3%18.6%
Residents1,598

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 Oakwood Avenue

Ethnic group

HereBlackburn with Darwen
White52.9%60.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh42.2%35.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%1.7%
Other ethnic group1.5%1.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%0.9%

Religion

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Muslim42.1%35%
Christian37%38%
No religion15.4%21.1%
Not answered4.9%5%
Buddhist0.5%0.2%
Hindu0.1%0.3%
Jewish0%–
Sikh0%0.1%

Country of birth

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Born in the UK85%81.9%
Born outside the UK15%18.1%

Highest qualification

HereBlackburn with Darwen
No qualifications26.3%24.2%
Level 4 qualifications and above23.1%26.8%
Level 3 qualifications15.2%15.8%
Level 2 qualifications13.4%13.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%10.9%
Apprenticeship8.2%5.5%
Other qualifications2.7%3%

General health

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Very good health42.4%47.8%
Good health34.6%32.3%
Fair health15.7%13.2%
Bad health5.6%5.1%
Very bad health1.7%1.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereBlackburn with Darwen
1 car or van in household48.4%42.1%
2 cars or vans in household25.1%23.7%
No cars or vans in household19.9%26.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.5%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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