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Somerset Road, Rishton, Blackburn

MyStreetCheck free street report: Somerset Road, Rishton, Blackburn · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/blackburn-lancashire/somerset-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BB1 4BP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£221,250
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£189,117
30 sales
Price range
£120k – £290k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Apr 2026
BB1 4BP

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At a glance

House prices£221k average3% below the Blackburn average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station6 min walkRishton station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold93% freeholdAcross 30 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

30 property sales on Somerset Road, Rishton, Blackburn have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £221,250. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £183,411. That is 3% below the Blackburn average of £229,206 over the same period. 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 93% semi-detached, 7% detached. Recorded sale prices on Somerset Road range from £120,000 to £290,000. 93% of homes sold here were freehold and 7% leasehold. Of 97 streets in Blackburn with at least two sales in the last year, Somerset Road ranks 34th for average price.

House prices on Somerset Road compared

Somerset Road£221,250
BB1 postcode area£187,950
Blackburn£229,206
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all BB1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £145,167 (3 sales)2016£145k2017: £165,000 (1 sales)2017£165k2018: £158,750 (2 sales)2018£159k2019: £176,417 (6 sales)2019£176k2020: £152,500 (2 sales)2020£153k2021: £178,500 (2 sales)2021£179k2022: £190,000 (3 sales)2022£190k2023: £246,000 (3 sales)2023£246k2024: £221,500 (3 sales)2024£222k2025: £210,625 (4 sales)2025£211k2026: £220,000 (1 sales)2026£220k

Tenure: 93% freehold and 7% leasehold across 30 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached28£183,41128 Apr 2026
Detached2£269,00017 Feb 2023

Sold prices on Somerset Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
70, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 28 Apr 2026£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 19 Dec 2025£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 27 Nov 2025£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 10 Nov 2025£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 20 May 2025£177,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 23 Oct 2024£183,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 16 Aug 2024£239,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 23 Feb 2024£242,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 1 Dec 2023£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 17 Feb 2023£290,000 DetachedLeasehold
37, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 17 Feb 2023£228,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 25 Nov 2022£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 27 Sep 2022£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 15 Jul 2022£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 31 Aug 2021£191,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
57, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 18 Jun 2021£166,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 14 Feb 2020£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 31 Jan 2020£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 7 Oct 2019£173,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 7 Oct 2019£248,000 DetachedFreehold
54, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 23 Aug 2019£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
61, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 16 Aug 2019£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 24 Jul 2019£177,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 19 Jul 2019£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 20 Apr 2018£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 26 Mar 2018£167,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
44, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 22 Sep 2017£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 20 Dec 2016£167,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 9 Sep 2016£147,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Somerset Road BB1 4BP 29 Jul 2016£121,000 Semi-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
55, Somerset Road £225,000 (Sep 2022) → £230,000 (Nov 2025) +2%
over 3 yrs
37, Somerset Road £185,000 (Jan 2020) → £228,000 (Feb 2023) +23%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Somerset Road

Crime

47 crimes were reported within about a mile of Somerset Road in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences20
Anti-social behaviour10
Vehicle crime6
Criminal damage & arson4
Other theft2
Public order2

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

Flood risk

Somerset Road is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Calder in east Lancashire 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 Somerset Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School 188 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 161 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
The Hyndburn Academy 641 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.5 mi
Rishton Methodist Primary School 143 pupils Primary Methodist 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
The Willows 23 pupils Other independent special school 5–16 Report 0.6 mi
Intack Primary School 378 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.3 mi
St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood 135 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 1.3 mi
Great Harwood Primary School 210 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.3 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

  • Rishton station 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Church & Oswaldtwistle station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk
  • Ramsgreave & Wilpshire station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • War Memorial (opp, Blackburn Road) 2 min walk
  • War Memorial (by, Blackburn Road) 2 min walk
  • Cricket Ground (by, Blackburn Road) 3 min walk
  • Cricket Club (opp, Blackburn Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Weavers Practice
    High Street, Rishton, Blackburn · 0.5 mi
  • Little Harwood Health Centre
    Plane Tree Road, Blackburn · 1.8 mi
  • Great Harwood Medical Group
    Great Harwood Health Centre, Water Street, Blackburn · 1.8 mi
  • Stepping Stone Practice
    Longton Close, Blackburn · 1.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Rishton - Harwood Road · 0.4 mi
  • The Food Warehouse Iceland Hyndburn Food Warehouse · 0.9 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Blackburn Retail Park · 0.9 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Shadsworth Blackburn · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cohens Chemist · 0.4 mi
  • Rishton Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • My-health Pharmacy · 1.5 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 1.5 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.7 mi
  • 85 91 Accrington Road (dental Surgery) · 1.7 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 9 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 skills8 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned90.5%62.5%
Private rented8.1%20.3%
Social rented1.4%17.1%
Households568

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.0%64.1%
Aged 65+28.6%18.6%
Residents1,327

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 networks97%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks98%92%

Share of homes across Hyndburn 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 Somerset Road

Ethnic group

HereHyndburn
White96.5%82.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%15.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0%0.3%

Religion

HereHyndburn
Christian74.4%51%
No religion17.9%28.4%
Not answered5.4%5.2%
Muslim1.3%14.7%
Other religion0.6%0.4%
Buddhist0.2%0.2%
Hindu0.1%0.1%
Jewish0.1%0%

Country of birth

HereHyndburn
Born in the UK97.2%91%
Born outside the UK2.8%9%

Highest qualification

HereHyndburn
Level 4 qualifications and above30.9%25.2%
Level 3 qualifications19.7%17.6%
No qualifications14.7%22.8%
Level 2 qualifications12.7%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%10.4%
Apprenticeship9.2%7.3%
Other qualifications2.8%2.6%

General health

HereHyndburn
Very good health49.5%43.9%
Good health33%34.3%
Fair health13.7%14.8%
Bad health3%5.3%
Very bad health0.7%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereHyndburn
1 car or van in household44.1%43.2%
2 cars or vans in household30.9%24.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household14.2%7.3%
No cars or vans in household10.8%25.3%

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 Hyndburn.

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