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Old Gates Drive, Blackburn

MyStreetCheck free street report: Old Gates Drive, Blackburn · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/blackburn-blackburn-with-darwen/old-gates-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BB2 5BY.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£226,139
28 sales
Price range
£160k – £300k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
13 Jun 2025
BB2 5BY

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At a glance

House prices£226k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station5 min walkCherry Tree station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold68% leaseholdAcross 31 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

28 property sales on Old Gates Drive, Blackburn have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 13 Jun 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £233,696. Average sale prices rose from £203,500 in 2016 to £269,000 in 2025 (+32%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 89% detached, 7% terraced, 4% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Old Gates Drive range from £160,000 to £300,000. 32% of homes sold here were freehold and 68% leasehold.

House prices on Old Gates Drive compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Old Gates Drive 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: £203,500 (2 sales)2016£204k2017: £194,167 (3 sales)2017£194k2018: £178,667 (3 sales)2018£179k2019: £210,475 (2 sales)2019£210k2020: £229,738 (4 sales)2020£230k2021: £212,333 (3 sales)2021£212k2022: £252,000 (5 sales)2022£252k2024: £254,165 (3 sales)2024£254k2025: £269,000 (3 sales)2025£269k

Tenure: 32% freehold and 68% leasehold across 31 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached25£233,69613 Jun 2025
Terraced2£160,50026 Jul 2019
Semi-detached1£168,50010 Aug 2018

Sold prices on Old Gates Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
73, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 13 Jun 2025£235,000 DetachedFreehold
32, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 11 Jun 2025£275,000 DetachedLeasehold
81, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 31 Jan 2025£297,000 DetachedLeasehold
1, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 30 Aug 2024£249,995 DetachedFreehold
5, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 31 Jul 2024£212,500 DetachedFreehold
28, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 15 Mar 2024£300,000 DetachedLeasehold
75, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 16 Dec 2022£280,000 DetachedLeasehold
12, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 25 Nov 2022£250,000 DetachedLeasehold
32, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 18 Nov 2022£240,000 DetachedLeasehold
48, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 17 Jun 2022£275,000 DetachedLeasehold
46, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 25 Feb 2022£215,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 19 Oct 2021£210,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 12 Jul 2021£212,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 17 Feb 2021£215,000 DetachedLeasehold
81, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 21 Dec 2020£207,000 DetachedLeasehold
79, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 27 Nov 2020£252,000 DetachedLeasehold
91, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 23 Oct 2020£199,950 DetachedLeasehold
79, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 16 Oct 2020£260,000 DetachedLeasehold
77, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 15 May 2020£260,000 DetachedLeasehold
26, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 29 Nov 2019£259,950 DetachedLeasehold
95, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 26 Jul 2019£161,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 11 Dec 2018£207,500 DetachedLeasehold
60, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 7 Nov 2018£160,000 TerracedLeasehold
107, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 10 Aug 2018£168,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 29 Nov 2017£199,000 DetachedLeasehold
2, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 21 Nov 2017£1,000 OtherFreehold
45, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 17 Nov 2017£195,000 DetachedFreehold
67, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 17 Nov 2017£220,000 DetachedLeasehold
50, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 19 May 2017£167,500 DetachedLeasehold
81, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 12 Dec 2016£193,000 DetachedLeasehold
57, Old Gates Drive BB2 5BY 14 Jul 2016£214,000 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
32, Old Gates Drive £240,000 (Nov 2022) → £275,000 (Jun 2025) +15%
over 3 yrs
81, Old Gates Drive £193,000 (Dec 2016) → £207,000 (Dec 2020) → £297,000 (Jan 2025) +54%
over 8 yrs
28, Old Gates Drive £207,500 (Dec 2018) → £300,000 (Mar 2024) +45%
over 5 yrs
79, Old Gates Drive £260,000 (Oct 2020) → £252,000 (Nov 2020) -3%
over under a year

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Schools near Old Gates Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn 1,051 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Report 0.2 mi
Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School 173 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery 169 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.5 mi
Meadowhead Junior School 201 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn 408 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn 216 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Feniscowles Primary School 417 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy 182 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 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

  • Cherry Tree station 0.3 mi · 5 min walk
  • Mill Hill (Lancs) station 0.9 mi · 17 min walk
  • Pleasington station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Morley Avenue (opp, Green Lane) 4 min walk
  • Morley Avenue (o/s, Green Lane) 4 min walk
  • Pinewood (by, Livesey Branch Road) 4 min walk
  • Gib Lane (adj, Livesey Branch Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bentham Road Health Centre
    Bentham Road, Blackburn · 0.6 mi
  • Witton Medical Centre
    Preston Old Rd, Witton, Blackburn · 0.9 mi
  • Redlam Surgery
    62-64 Redlam, Blackburn · 1.1 mi
  • Limefield Surgery
    293-295 Preston New Road, Blackburn · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Blackburn Preston Old Road Local · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Livesey Blackburn Express · 0.3 mi
  • Spar Spar - Three Arches · 0.7 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Livesey Branch Road · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Manor Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Bentham Road Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Livesey Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • 376-378 Preston Old Road Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.8 mi
  • Mill Hill Dental Practice · 0.8 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
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned89.1%62.5%
Private rented9.5%20.3%
Social rented1.4%17.1%
Households735

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.7%64.1%
Aged 65+21.3%18.6%
Residents1,859

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 Gates Drive

Ethnic group

HereBlackburn with Darwen
White94.8%60.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.3%35.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%1.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%0.9%
Other ethnic group0.2%1.4%

Religion

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Christian67.1%38%
No religion24%21.1%
Not answered5.1%5%
Muslim3.1%35%
Hindu0.3%0.3%
Other religion0.2%0.3%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Born in the UK96%81.9%
Born outside the UK4%18.1%

Highest qualification

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Level 4 qualifications and above38%26.8%
Level 3 qualifications18.6%15.8%
Level 2 qualifications13.2%13.9%
No qualifications12.8%24.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%10.9%
Apprenticeship6.5%5.5%
Other qualifications2.2%3%

General health

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Very good health53.7%47.8%
Good health29.8%32.3%
Fair health10.9%13.2%
Bad health4%5.1%
Very bad health1.7%1.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereBlackburn with Darwen
1 car or van in household40%42.1%
2 cars or vans in household39.3%23.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.2%7.3%
No cars or vans in household9.5%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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