Pickering Fold, Blackburn

MyStreetCheck free street report: Pickering Fold, Blackburn · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/blackburn-blackburn-with-darwen/pickering-fold/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BB1 2LH.

Average price (last 12 months)

£172,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2016)

£167,550

15 sales

Price range

£125k – £209k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

22 Sep 2026

BB1 2LH

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At a glance

House prices£168k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station35 min walkBlackburn station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold56% leaseholdAcross 16 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

15 property sales on Pickering Fold, Blackburn have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £172,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £169,865. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 87% semi-detached, 13% detached. Recorded sale prices on Pickering Fold range from £125,000 to £209,300. 44% of homes sold here were freehold and 56% leasehold.

House prices on Pickering Fold compared

BB1 postcode area£187,950

Blackburn£183,036

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Pickering Fold has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all BB1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 44% freehold and 56% leasehold across 16 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	13	£169,865	22 Sep 2026
Detached	2	£152,500	7 Oct 2020

Sold prices on Pickering Fold

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
28, Pickering Fold BB1 2LH	22 Sep 2026	£172,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
36, Pickering Fold BB1 2LH	27 Aug 2024	£207,500	Semi-detached	Leasehold
36, Pickering Fold BB1 2LH	27 Aug 2024	£207,500	Other	Freehold
15, Pickering Fold BB1 2LH	23 Aug 2024	£199,950	Semi-detached	Freehold
12, Pickering Fold BB1 2LH	5 Jul 2024	£209,300	Semi-detached	Freehold
5, Pickering Fold BB1 2LH	17 Jul 2023	£165,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
2, Pickering Fold BB1 2LH	21 Jul 2022	£170,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
18, Pickering Fold BB1 2LH	24 Sep 2021	£205,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
30, Pickering Fold BB1 2LH	26 Jul 2021	£175,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
24, Pickering Fold BB1 2LH	13 Nov 2020	£132,500	Semi-detached	Leasehold
1, Pickering Fold BB1 2LH	7 Oct 2020	£140,000	Detached	Leasehold
7, Pickering Fold BB1 2LH	5 Aug 2020	£155,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
36, Pickering Fold BB1 2LH	25 Oct 2019	£128,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
12, Pickering Fold BB1 2LH	31 May 2019	£125,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
20, Pickering Fold BB1 2LH	15 Apr 2019	£164,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
38, Pickering Fold BB1 2LH	31 Mar 2016	£165,000	Detached	Leasehold

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
36, Pickering Fold	£128,000 (Oct 2019) → £207,500 (Aug 2024)	+62% over 5 yrs
12, Pickering Fold	£125,000 (May 2019) → £209,300 (Jul 2024)	+67% over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Pickering Fold

Crime

163 crimes were reported within about a mile of Pickering Fold in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	82
Anti-social behaviour	27
Public order	18
Criminal damage & arson	9
Other theft	7
Shoplifting	5

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

Flood risk

Pickering Fold is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

Upper River Irwell catchment with Oldham, Bolton, Rochdale, Haslingden, Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall Flood alert 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 Pickering Fold

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St James' Church of England Primary School 202 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.2 mi
Lower Darwen Primary School 382 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 180 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.7 mi
Newfield School 242 pupils	Community special school	4–19	Report	0.9 mi
Longshaw Infant School 203 pupils	Primary	4–7	Good Report	1.0 mi
Longshaw Nursery School 101 pupils	Nursery	2–5	Report	1.0 mi
Markazul Uloom 26 pupils	Other independent school Islam	11–19	Report	1.1 mi
Noorul Uloom 125 pupils	Other independent school Islam	11–23	Report	1.1 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 1.8 mi · 35 min walk
Darwen station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk
Mill Hill (Lancs) station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Pickering Fold (by, Roman Road) 2 min walk
Pickering Fold (by, Roman Road) 2 min walk
St James Church (opp, Stopes Brow) 3 min walk
Industrial Estate (by, Roman Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Roman Road Health Centre
Off Fishmoor Drive, Blackburn · 0.6 mi
The Cornerstone Practice
Shadsworth House, Shadsworth Road, Blackburn · 1.2 mi
St Georges Surgery
St George's Surgery, 62 Haslingden Road, Blackburn · 1.2 mi
Pringle Street Surgery
216-218 Pringle Street, Blackburn · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

Spar Spar - Beehive · 0.6 mi
Marks and Spencer Hospital M&S Blackburn Hospital Food To Go · 0.8 mi
Spar Spar - Store · 1.1 mi
Heron Heron Shadsworth Blackburn · 1.2 mi

Pharmacies

Beehive Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
Fishmoor Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
Patient Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

Dept Of Special Care Dentistry · 0.8 mi
Dental Surgery · 1.3 mi
Dental Surgery · 1.4 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 7 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	8 of 10
Employment	8 of 10
Education and skills	8 of 10
Health and disability	4 of 10
Crime	8 of 10
Access to housing and services	3 of 10
Living environment	6 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	83.6%	62.5%
Private rented	15.8%	20.3%
Social rented	0.6%	17.1%
Households	660

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	17.9%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	69.8%	64.1%
Aged 65+	12.4%	18.6%
Residents	1,578

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 Pickering Fold

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Who lives around Pickering Fold

Ethnic group

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
White	94.9%	60.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	3.6%	35.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.1%	1.7%
Other ethnic group	0.3%	1.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.1%	0.9%

Religion

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
Christian	59.9%	38%
No religion	32.2%	21.1%
Not answered	4.7%	5%
Muslim	2.2%	35%
Sikh	0.8%	0.1%
Other religion	0.3%	0.3%
Buddhist	0%	0.2%
Hindu	0%	0.3%

Country of birth

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
Born in the UK	96%	81.9%
Born outside the UK	4%	18.1%

Highest qualification

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
Level 4 qualifications and above	31.9%	26.8%
Level 3 qualifications	20.9%	15.8%
Level 2 qualifications	16.9%	13.9%
No qualifications	11.8%	24.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9.2%	10.9%
Apprenticeship	7.2%	5.5%
Other qualifications	2.1%	3%

General health

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
Very good health	53.9%	47.8%
Good health	32%	32.3%
Fair health	10.2%	13.2%
Bad health	2.8%	5.1%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.6%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
2 cars or vans in household	41.4%	23.7%
1 car or van in household	39.6%	42.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household	9.9%	7.3%
No cars or vans in household	9.1%	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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