Thornwood Close, Blackburn

MyStreetCheck free street report: Thornwood Close, Blackburn · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/blackburn-blackburn-with-darwen/thornwood-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BB1 9UF.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2019)

£112,000

4 sales

Price range

£75k – £140k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

16 Sep 2024

BB1 9UF

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At a glance

House prices£112k averageSince 2019 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station19 min walkRamsgreave & Wilpshire station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 4 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

4 property sales on Thornwood Close, Blackburn have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. The most recent sale was on 16 Sep 2024. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £112,000. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2019; 2 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Thornwood Close range from £75,000 to £140,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Thornwood Close compared

BB1 postcode area£187,950

Blackburn£183,036

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Thornwood Close 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: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 4 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	4	£112,000	16 Sep 2024

Sold prices on Thornwood Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
6, Thornwood Close BB1 9UF	16 Sep 2024	£140,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
6, Thornwood Close BB1 9UF	6 Jul 2020	£115,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
7, Thornwood Close BB1 9UF	22 Oct 2019	£118,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
7, Thornwood Close BB1 9UF	28 Mar 2019	£75,000	Semi-detached	Freehold

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
6, Thornwood Close	£115,000 (Jul 2020) → £140,000 (Sep 2024)	+22% over 4 yrs
7, Thornwood Close	£75,000 (Mar 2019) → £118,000 (Oct 2019)	+57% over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Thornwood Close

Crime

231 crimes were reported within about a mile of Thornwood Close in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	81
Vehicle crime	45
Anti-social behaviour	43
Criminal damage & arson	25
Drugs	9
Shoplifting	8

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

Flood risk

Thornwood Close is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood 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 Thornwood Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Pleckgate High School 1,339 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Outstanding Report	0.3 mi
St Thomas's Centre 115 pupils	Pupil referral unit	5–16	Report	0.3 mi
Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 189 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School 212 pupils	Primary Church of England	5–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Cedars Primary School 407 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Roe Lee Park Primary School 424 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
Brookhouse Primary School 247 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.5 mi
Islamiyah School 153 pupils	Other independent school Islam	11–16	Report	0.6 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 1.0 mi · 19 min walk
Blackburn station 1.3 mi · 27 min walk
Mill Hill (Lancs) station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Ottershaw Gardens (by, Openshaw Drive) 1 min walk
The Farthings (opp, Rosewood Avenue) 1 min walk
The Farthings (adj, Rosewood Avenue) 2 min walk
Pleck Farm Avenue (by, Openshaw Drive) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Blakewater Healthcare
367 Whalley New Road, Blackburn · 0.3 mi
Shifa Surgery
Bangor Street, Blackburn · 0.6 mi
Brownhill Surgery
788-790 Whalley New Road, Blackburn · 0.7 mi
Little Harwood Health Centre
Plane Tree Road, Blackburn · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

Tesco Express Tesco Blackburn Roe Lee Express · 0.3 mi
Marks and Spencer BP M&S Park Kay BP · 0.8 mi
Spar Spar - Whalley Range Kqf · 0.8 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Wilpshire - Whalley Road · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

Cohens Chemist · 0.2 mi
Manor Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
Brownhill Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

Wilpshire Dental Clinic · 0.9 mi
Dental Surgery · 1.0 mi
Blackburn Practice Ltd · 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 5 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	4 of 10
Employment	4 of 10
Education and skills	6 of 10
Health and disability	5 of 10
Crime	4 of 10
Access to housing and services	3 of 10
Living environment	4 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	74.0%	62.5%
Private rented	19.2%	20.3%
Social rented	6.7%	17.1%
Households	608

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	25.5%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	62.3%	64.1%
Aged 65+	12.2%	18.6%
Residents	1,618

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 Thornwood Close

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Who lives around Thornwood Close

Ethnic group

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	52.4%	35.7%
White	42.9%	60.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	2.8%	1.7%
Other ethnic group	1%	1.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.8%	0.9%

Religion

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
Muslim	52.2%	35%
Christian	30.7%	38%
No religion	11.3%	21.1%
Not answered	4.3%	5%
Hindu	0.7%	0.3%
Other religion	0.4%	0.3%
Sikh	0.2%	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%	0.2%

Country of birth

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
Born in the UK	84.4%	81.9%
Born outside the UK	15.6%	18.1%

Highest qualification

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
Level 4 qualifications and above	33.7%	26.8%
Level 3 qualifications	17.6%	15.8%
No qualifications	16.9%	24.2%
Level 2 qualifications	13.6%	13.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9.9%	10.9%
Apprenticeship	6.3%	5.5%
Other qualifications	1.9%	3%

General health

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
Very good health	51.9%	47.8%
Good health	33.3%	32.3%
Fair health	9.6%	13.2%
Bad health	4.1%	5.1%
Very bad health	1%	1.6%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
1 car or van in household	48.9%	42.1%
2 cars or vans in household	30%	23.7%
No cars or vans in household	13.8%	26.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household	7.2%	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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