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St Lawrence Avenue, Blackburn

MyStreetCheck free street report: St Lawrence Avenue, Blackburn · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/blackburn-blackburn-with-darwen/st-lawrence-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BB2 7DG.

Average price (last 12 months)
£242,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£180,469
16 sales
Price range
£133k – £254k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
23 Mar 2026
BB2 7DG

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At a glance

16 property sales on St Lawrence Avenue, Blackburn have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £242,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £192,600. That is 32% above the Blackburn average of £183,036 over the same period. 3 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 63% detached, 38% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on St Lawrence Avenue range from £133,000 to £254,000. 28% of homes sold here were freehold and 72% leasehold. Of 167 streets in Blackburn with at least two sales in the last year, St Lawrence Avenue ranks 36th for average price.

House prices on St Lawrence Avenue compared

St Lawrence Avenue£242,000
BB2 postcode area£201,184
Blackburn£183,036
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all BB2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £156,000 (1 sales)2016£156k2017: £152,500 (5 sales)2017£153k2019: £158,167 (3 sales)2019£158k2021: £187,750 (2 sales)2021£188k2025: £211,667 (3 sales)2025£212k2026: £242,000 (2 sales)2026£242k

Tenure: 28% freehold and 72% leasehold across 18 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached10£192,60023 Mar 2026
Semi-detached6£160,2501 Jul 2025

Sold prices on St Lawrence Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
12, St Lawrence Avenue BB2 7DG 23 Mar 2026£254,000 DetachedLeasehold
6, St Lawrence Avenue BB2 7DG 6 Mar 2026£230,000 DetachedFreehold
14, St Lawrence Avenue BB2 7DG 16 Oct 2025£210,000 DetachedLeasehold
5, St Lawrence Avenue BB2 7DG 1 Jul 2025£185,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
17, St Lawrence Avenue BB2 7DG 7 Feb 2025£240,000 DetachedLeasehold
12, St Lawrence Avenue BB2 7DG 30 Sep 2021£190,000 DetachedLeasehold
8, St Lawrence Avenue BB2 7DG 28 Sep 2021£185,500 DetachedLeasehold
11, St Lawrence Avenue BB2 7DG 24 Aug 2021£185,000 DetachedLeasehold
16, St Lawrence Avenue BB2 7DG 22 Nov 2019£157,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
4, St Lawrence Avenue BB2 7DG 22 Nov 2019£167,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
12, St Lawrence Avenue BB2 7DG 28 Jun 2019£150,000 DetachedLeasehold
3, St Lawrence Avenue BB2 7DG 23 Nov 2017£163,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
1, St Lawrence Avenue BB2 7DG 17 Oct 2017£133,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, St Lawrence Avenue BB2 7DG 17 Aug 2017£166,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
15, St Lawrence Avenue BB2 7DG 20 Jun 2017£169,000 DetachedFreehold
6, St Lawrence Avenue BB2 7DG 30 May 2017£152,500 DetachedFreehold
22, St Lawrence Avenue BB2 7DG 28 Mar 2017£145,000 DetachedFreehold
7, St Lawrence Avenue BB2 7DG 4 Apr 2016£156,000 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
12, St Lawrence Avenue £150,000 (Jun 2019) → £190,000 (Sep 2021) → £254,000 (Mar 2026) +69%
over 7 yrs
6, St Lawrence Avenue £152,500 (May 2017) → £230,000 (Mar 2026) +51%
over 9 yrs
3, St Lawrence Avenue £166,000 (Aug 2017) → £163,000 (Nov 2017) -2%
over under a year

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Schools near St Lawrence Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Lammack Primary School 548 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Pleckgate High School 1,339 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.7 mi
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 173 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School 866 pupils Secondary Muslim 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.8 mi
Dar Ul Madinah 55 pupils Other independent school 5–11 Report 0.9 mi
Queen Elizabeth's Primary School 387 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.9 mi
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School 873 pupils Secondary 11–19 Good 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 1.5 mi · 30 min walk
  • Blackburn station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
  • Mill Hill (Lancs) station 2.0 mi · 41 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hudson Close (opp, Saint Lawrence Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Whinney Lane (by, Whinney Lane) 2 min walk
  • Yew Tree Drive (by, Yew Tree Drive) 2 min walk
  • Whinney Lane (by, Whinney Lane) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Limefield Surgery
    293-295 Preston New Road, Blackburn · 1.0 mi
  • Family Practice
    Barbara Castle Way Hc, Simmons Street, Blackburn · 1.2 mi
  • Oakenhurst Medical Practice
    Barbara Castle Way Hc, Simmons Street, Blackburn · 1.2 mi
  • Olive Medical Centre
    3 Lime Street, Blackburn · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar SPAR Preston New Road · 1.0 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily West End (Blackburn) · 1.0 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Blackburn Roe Lee Express · 1.1 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Wensley Fold Blackburn · 1.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Lammack Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Manor Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Granville Road Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • New Bank Road (dental Surgery) · 0.9 mi
  • Bank View Dental Practice · 1.0 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.0 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned89.0%62.5%
Private rented9.6%20.3%
Social rented1.4%17.1%
Households499

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1523.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.3%64.1%
Aged 65+19.8%18.6%
Residents1,356

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 St Lawrence Avenue

Ethnic group

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh53.5%35.7%
White42.2%60.3%
Other ethnic group2.5%1.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%1.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%0.9%

Religion

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Muslim50.9%35%
Christian31.3%38%
No religion9.6%21.1%
Not answered6%5%
Hindu1.4%0.3%
Other religion0.6%0.3%
Jewish0.1%–
Sikh0.1%0.1%

Country of birth

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Born in the UK87.3%81.9%
Born outside the UK12.7%18.1%

Highest qualification

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Level 4 qualifications and above40.8%26.8%
Level 3 qualifications15.3%15.8%
No qualifications14.8%24.2%
Level 2 qualifications13%13.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%10.9%
Apprenticeship5%5.5%
Other qualifications3%3%

General health

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Very good health47.5%47.8%
Good health35.7%32.3%
Fair health13%13.2%
Bad health3.4%5.1%
Very bad health0.4%1.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereBlackburn with Darwen
1 car or van in household43.3%42.1%
2 cars or vans in household37.3%23.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.4%7.3%
No cars or vans in household8%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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