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St Martins Drive, Blackburn

MyStreetCheck free street report: St Martins Drive, Blackburn · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/blackburn-blackburn-with-darwen/st-martins-drive/

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£197,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£181,930
22 sales
Price range
£94k – £298k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
3 Jul 2026
BB2 5HU

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At a glance

House prices£198k average8% above the Blackburn average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station11 min walkPleasington station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold63% leaseholdAcross 35 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

22 property sales on St Martins Drive, Blackburn have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £197,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £174,971. That is 8% above the Blackburn average of £183,036 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 86% semi-detached, 9% detached, 5% terraced. Recorded sale prices on St Martins Drive range from £94,000 to £298,000. 37% of homes sold here were freehold and 63% leasehold. Of 167 streets in Blackburn with at least two sales in the last year, St Martins Drive ranks 64th for average price.

House prices on St Martins Drive compared

St Martins Drive£197,500
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: £145,500 (2 sales)2016£146k2017: £138,750 (2 sales)2017£139k2018: £142,000 (1 sales)2018£142k2019: £155,000 (1 sales)2019£155k2020: £140,317 (3 sales)2020£140k2021: £167,000 (1 sales)2021£167k2022: £212,600 (5 sales)2022£213k2023: £210,000 (1 sales)2023£210k2025: £214,200 (5 sales)2025£214k2026: £205,000 (1 sales)2026£205k

Tenure: 37% freehold and 63% leasehold across 35 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached19£174,9713 Jul 2026
Detached2£247,50013 May 2022
Terraced1£183,00020 May 2022

Sold prices on St Martins Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
3, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 3 Jul 2026£205,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
37, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 28 Nov 2025£190,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
25, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 17 Oct 2025£215,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
20, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 5 Sep 2025£222,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
44, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 30 May 2025£220,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
24, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 11 Jan 2025£224,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
47, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 8 Dec 2023£210,000 OtherFreehold
47, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 8 Dec 2023£210,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
4, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 9 Jan 2023£950 OtherFreehold
33, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 18 Nov 2022£193,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
27, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 18 Aug 2022£198,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
23, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 6 Jul 2022£191,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
10, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 20 May 2022£183,000 TerracedLeasehold
1, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 13 May 2022£298,000 DetachedFreehold
61, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 13 Jan 2022£73,500 FlatLeasehold
6, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 9 Dec 2021£950 OtherFreehold
42, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 4 Nov 2021£950 OtherFreehold
59, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 22 Oct 2021£75,500 FlatLeasehold
47, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 23 Jul 2021£167,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
30, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 7 Jun 2021£950 OtherFreehold
35, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 6 Apr 2021£950 OtherFreehold
21, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 23 Nov 2020£950 OtherFreehold
44, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 18 Nov 2020£139,950 Semi-detachedLeasehold
53, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 19 Jun 2020£153,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
40, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 10 Jan 2020£128,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
29, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 22 Nov 2019£155,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
10, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 5 Jun 2018£950 OtherFreehold
16, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 5 Jun 2018£950 OtherFreehold
23, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 24 May 2018£950 OtherFreehold
57, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 30 Apr 2018£5,282 OtherFreehold
47, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 28 Feb 2018£142,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
3, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 27 Jul 2017£125,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
20, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 30 Jun 2017£152,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
27, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 12 Oct 2016£94,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
2, St Martins Drive BB2 5HU 4 Mar 2016£197,000 DetachedFreehold

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
3, St Martins Drive £125,000 (Jul 2017) → £205,000 (Jul 2026) +64%
over 9 yrs
20, St Martins Drive £152,500 (Jun 2017) → £222,000 (Sep 2025) +46%
over 8 yrs
44, St Martins Drive £139,950 (Nov 2020) → £220,000 (May 2025) +57%
over 5 yrs
47, St Martins Drive £142,000 (Feb 2018) → £167,000 (Jul 2021) → £210,000 (Dec 2023) +48%
over 6 yrs
27, St Martins Drive £94,000 (Oct 2016) → £198,000 (Aug 2022) +111%
over 6 yrs

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Schools near St Martins Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Feniscowles Primary School 417 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn 216 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School 173 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn 1,051 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Report 0.9 mi
Meadowhead Junior School 201 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 1.2 mi
Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery 169 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 1.2 mi
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn 408 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 1.4 mi
Eden School 64 pupils Free schools special 8–16 Good Report 1.5 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

  • Pleasington station 0.5 mi · 11 min walk
  • Cherry Tree station 0.9 mi · 17 min walk
  • Mill Hill (Lancs) station 1.6 mi · 31 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Feildens Arms (o/s, Preston Old Road) 3 min walk
  • Feildens Arms (opp, Preston Old Road) 3 min walk
  • Feniscowles Infant School (by, Livesey Branch Road) 3 min walk
  • Primary School (by, Livesey Branch Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bentham Road Health Centre
    Bentham Road, Blackburn · 1.3 mi
  • Witton Medical Centre
    Preston Old Rd, Witton, Blackburn · 1.5 mi
  • Redlam Surgery
    62-64 Redlam, Blackburn · 1.8 mi
  • Limefield Surgery
    293-295 Preston New Road, Blackburn · 2.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Three Arches · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Livesey Blackburn Express · 0.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Blackburn Preston Old Road Local · 0.8 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Livesey Branch Road · 1.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Manor Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Bentham Road Pharmacy · 1.3 mi
  • Livesey Pharmacy · 1.3 mi

Dentists

  • 376-378 Preston Old Road Dental Practice · 0.9 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.5 mi
  • Mill Hill Dental Practice · 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 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned79.4%62.5%
Private rented6.7%20.3%
Social rented13.9%17.1%
Households525

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.1%64.1%
Aged 65+22.0%18.6%
Residents1,270

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 Martins Drive

Ethnic group

HereBlackburn with Darwen
White97.6%60.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%1.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%35.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%0.9%
Other ethnic group0.2%1.4%

Religion

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Christian69.7%38%
No religion22.8%21.1%
Not answered6.3%5%
Muslim0.8%35%
Buddhist0.2%0.2%
Other religion0.2%0.3%
Hindu0.1%0.3%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Born in the UK97.5%81.9%
Born outside the UK2.5%18.1%

Highest qualification

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Level 4 qualifications and above31.8%26.8%
Level 3 qualifications19.8%15.8%
No qualifications17%24.2%
Level 2 qualifications11.6%13.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%10.9%
Apprenticeship7.7%5.5%
Other qualifications2.6%3%

General health

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Very good health49.6%47.8%
Good health33.6%32.3%
Fair health12%13.2%
Bad health3.7%5.1%
Very bad health1.1%1.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereBlackburn with Darwen
1 car or van in household44%42.1%
2 cars or vans in household36.4%23.7%
No cars or vans in household10.2%26.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%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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