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Old Farmside, Blackburn

MyStreetCheck free street report: Old Farmside, Blackburn · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/blackburn-blackburn-with-darwen/old-farmside/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BB2 4UL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£306,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£204,443
15 sales
Price range
£160k – £315k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
18 Jun 2026
BB2 4UL

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At a glance

House prices£204k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station21 min walkMill Hill (Lancs) station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold63% freeholdAcross 32 Land Registry sales Conservation areaNoUsual planning rules apply Green beltNoNot in the green belt Listed buildingsNone within 200 mNo listed buildings close by Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

15 property sales on Old Farmside, Blackburn have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £306,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £204,443. 10 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Old Farmside range from £159,995 to £315,000. 63% of homes sold here were freehold and 38% leasehold.

House prices on Old Farmside compared

BB2 postcode area£201,184
Blackburn£183,036
England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £175,539 (5 sales)2016£176k2017: £182,500 (1 sales)2017£183k2018: £185,000 (3 sales)2018£185k2020: £178,000 (1 sales)2020£178k2021: £189,950 (1 sales)2021£190k2022: £220,500 (1 sales)2022£221k2025: £278,500 (2 sales)2025£279k2026: £306,000 (1 sales)2026£306k

Tenure: 63% freehold and 38% leasehold across 32 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached15£204,44318 Jun 2026

Sold prices on Old Farmside

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
21, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 18 Jun 2026£306,000 DetachedLeasehold
22, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 18 Jul 2025£315,000 DetachedLeasehold
16, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 28 Mar 2025£242,000 DetachedFreehold
29, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 21 Mar 2025£1,925 OtherFreehold
6, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 19 Apr 2024£260,156 DetachedFreehold
14, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 15 Mar 2023£20,900 OtherFreehold
18, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 15 Mar 2023£20,900 OtherFreehold
20, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 15 Mar 2023£20,900 OtherFreehold
21, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 15 Mar 2023£20,900 OtherFreehold
22, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 15 Mar 2023£20,900 OtherFreehold
23, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 15 Mar 2023£20,900 OtherFreehold
25, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 15 Mar 2023£20,900 OtherFreehold
27, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 15 Mar 2023£20,900 OtherFreehold
28, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 15 Mar 2023£20,900 OtherFreehold
29, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 15 Mar 2023£20,900 OtherFreehold
31, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 15 Mar 2023£20,900 OtherFreehold
33, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 15 Mar 2023£20,900 OtherFreehold
35, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 15 Mar 2023£20,900 OtherFreehold
4, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 15 Mar 2023£20,900 OtherFreehold
5, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 15 Mar 2023£20,900 OtherFreehold
14, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 23 Sep 2022£220,500 DetachedLeasehold
24, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 9 Sep 2021£189,950 DetachedFreehold
16, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 24 Jul 2020£178,000 DetachedFreehold
35, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 27 Jul 2018£210,000 DetachedLeasehold
26, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 25 Apr 2018£173,000 DetachedLeasehold
5, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 26 Jan 2018£172,000 DetachedLeasehold
22, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 7 Nov 2017£182,500 DetachedLeasehold
26, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 22 Nov 2016£163,000 DetachedLeasehold
2, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 23 Sep 2016£182,500 DetachedLeasehold
28, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 3 Jun 2016£188,000 DetachedLeasehold
21, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 21 Apr 2016£159,995 DetachedLeasehold
33, Old Farmside BB2 4UL 22 Jan 2016£184,200 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
21, Old Farmside £159,995 (Apr 2016) → £20,900 (Mar 2023) → £306,000 (Jun 2026) +91%
over 10 yrs
22, Old Farmside £182,500 (Nov 2017) → £20,900 (Mar 2023) → £315,000 (Jul 2025) +73%
over 8 yrs
16, Old Farmside £178,000 (Jul 2020) → £242,000 (Mar 2025) +36%
over 5 yrs
29, Old Farmside £20,900 (Mar 2023) → £1,925 (Mar 2025) -91%
over 2 yrs
14, Old Farmside £220,500 (Sep 2022) → £20,900 (Mar 2023) -91%
over under a year
28, Old Farmside £188,000 (Jun 2016) → £20,900 (Mar 2023) -89%
over 7 yrs
33, Old Farmside £184,200 (Jan 2016) → £20,900 (Mar 2023) -89%
over 7 yrs
35, Old Farmside £210,000 (Jul 2018) → £20,900 (Mar 2023) -90%
over 5 yrs
5, Old Farmside £172,000 (Jan 2018) → £20,900 (Mar 2023) -88%
over 5 yrs
26, Old Farmside £163,000 (Nov 2016) → £173,000 (Apr 2018) +6%
over 1 yr

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Schools near Old Farmside

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary 416 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
The Heights Blackburn 2 pupils Free schools alternative provision 5–16 Report 0.5 mi
Eden School 64 pupils Free schools special 8–16 Good Report 0.5 mi
Darwen Vale High School 1,039 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.5 mi
Longshaw Infant School 203 pupils Primary 4–7 Good Report 0.5 mi
Longshaw Nursery School 101 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.5 mi
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 180 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Longshaw Community Junior School 334 pupils Primary 7–11 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

  • Mill Hill (Lancs) station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
  • Cherry Tree station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
  • Blackburn station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Branch Road (opp, Bolton Road) 2 min walk
  • Cravens Brow (by, Bolton Road) 3 min walk
  • Branch Road (by, Bolton Road) 3 min walk
  • Cravens Brow (by, Bolton Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Roman Road Health Centre
    Off Fishmoor Drive, Blackburn · 0.8 mi
  • Bentham Road Health Centre
    Bentham Road, Blackburn · 0.9 mi
  • St Georges Surgery
    St George's Surgery, 62 Haslingden Road, Blackburn · 1.2 mi
  • Hollins Grove Surgery
    153 Blackburn Road, Darwen · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Iceland Iceland Blackburn Ewood · 0.4 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Waterloo Blackburn · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Livesey Branch Road · 0.7 mi
  • Spar Spar - Bridge Chapel Street · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Livesey Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Fishmoor Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Karims Pharmacy Limited · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Mill Hill Dental Practice · 0.9 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.9 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 10 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned92.0%62.5%
Private rented6.9%20.3%
Social rented1.1%17.1%
Households1,025

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6471.5%64.1%
Aged 65+7.3%18.6%
Residents2,940

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 Old Farmside

Ethnic group

HereBlackburn with Darwen
White92.4%60.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.3%35.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%1.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%0.9%
Other ethnic group0.3%1.4%

Religion

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Christian64.7%38%
No religion25.5%21.1%
Not answered4.6%5%
Muslim4%35%
Hindu0.8%0.3%
Other religion0.2%0.3%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Sikh0.1%0.1%

Country of birth

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Born in the UK95.5%81.9%
Born outside the UK4.5%18.1%

Highest qualification

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Level 4 qualifications and above37%26.8%
Level 3 qualifications21.2%15.8%
Level 2 qualifications16.7%13.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%10.9%
No qualifications8.7%24.2%
Apprenticeship6.2%5.5%
Other qualifications1.3%3%

General health

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Very good health58.6%47.8%
Good health31.5%32.3%
Fair health8.1%13.2%
Bad health1.4%5.1%
Very bad health0.5%1.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereBlackburn with Darwen
2 cars or vans in household49.4%23.7%
1 car or van in household30.6%42.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household16.4%7.3%
No cars or vans in household3.6%26.9%

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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