West Close Avenue, Higham, Burnley

MyStreetCheck free street report: West Close Avenue, Higham, Burnley · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/burnley-lancashire/west-close-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BB12 9BE.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2019)

£215,390

5 sales

Price range

£160k – £240k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

19 Jun 2023

BB12 9BE

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At a glance

House prices£215k averageSince 2019 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station48 min walkBrierfield station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold80% leaseholdAcross 5 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

5 property sales on West Close Avenue, Higham, Burnley have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. The most recent sale was on 19 Jun 2023. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £215,390. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2019; 1 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on West Close Avenue range from £160,000 to £240,000. 20% of homes sold here were freehold and 80% leasehold.

House prices on West Close Avenue compared

BB12 postcode area£194,335

Burnley£175,362

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. West Close Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all BB12 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 20% freehold and 80% leasehold across 5 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	5	£215,390	19 Jun 2023

Sold prices on West Close Avenue

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
26, West Close Avenue BB12 9BE	19 Jun 2023	£226,950	Semi-detached	Leasehold
3, West Close Avenue BB12 9BE	16 Sep 2022	£210,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
11, West Close Avenue BB12 9BE	27 Aug 2021	£240,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
22, West Close Avenue BB12 9BE	26 Apr 2021	£240,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
11, West Close Avenue BB12 9BE	20 May 2019	£160,000	Semi-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
11, West Close Avenue	£160,000 (May 2019) → £240,000 (Aug 2021)	+50% over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near West Close Avenue

Crime

2 crimes were reported within about a mile of West Close Avenue 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

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

Flood risk

West Close Avenue is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

River Calder in east Lancashire Flood alert area
Upper River Ribble, Hodder 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 West Close Avenue

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Higham St John's Church of England Primary School 120 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.3 mi
Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School 312 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Requires improvement Report	1.6 mi
Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School 207 pupils	Primary Methodist	4–11	Report	1.8 mi
Holdsworth School	Other independent special school	5–18	Report	1.8 mi
Shuttleworth College 1,072 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	1.8 mi
Padiham Primary School 286 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	1.8 mi
Sabden Primary School 101 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	1.9 mi
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Sabden 69 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	1.9 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

Brierfield station 2.4 mi · 48 min walk
Rose Grove station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk
Burnley Barracks station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Leet Road (by, Higham Hall Road) 1 min walk
Leet Road (opp, Higham Hall Road) 1 min walk
Four Alls Inn (opp, Higham Hall Road) 4 min walk
Four Alls Inn (o/s, Higham Hall Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

Padiham Group Practice
Padiham Medical Centre, 36 Burnley Road, Burnley · 1.7 mi
Ightenhill Medical Centre
Tabor Street, Burnley · 2.4 mi
Rosegrove Surgery
225-227 Gannow Lane, Burnley · 2.5 mi
Pendle View Medical Centre
47 Arthur Street, Brierfield, Nelson · 2.6 mi

Supermarkets

Lidl Lidl Padiham · 1.6 mi
Tesco Tesco Padiham Superstore · 1.7 mi
Spar Spar - Padiham Road · 2.0 mi
Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Nelson · 2.5 mi

Pharmacies

Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 1.6 mi
Padiham Pharmacy · 1.7 mi
I G Todd Pharmacy · 1.8 mi

Dentists

Padiham Dental Practice · 1.8 mi
61 - 63 Church Street · 1.8 mi
Padiham Road Dental Practice · 2.2 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 6 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	10 of 10
Employment	9 of 10
Education and skills	9 of 10
Health and disability	7 of 10
Crime	8 of 10
Access to housing and services	1 of 10
Living environment	1 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	83.0%	62.5%
Private rented	13.8%	20.3%
Social rented	3.1%	17.1%
Households	754

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	11.6%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	60.3%	64.1%
Aged 65+	28.1%	18.6%
Residents	1,716

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	86%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	99%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	90%	92%

Share of homes across Pendle 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 West Close Avenue

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Who lives around West Close Avenue

Ethnic group

	Here	Pendle
White	97.7%	70.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	1.5%	26.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.8%	1.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.1%	0.2%
Other ethnic group	0%	0.9%

Religion

	Here	Pendle
Christian	67.8%	39.2%
No religion	26.1%	28.8%
Not answered	4.3%	5.3%
Muslim	0.9%	26%
Other religion	0.4%	0.4%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.2%
Hindu	0.1%	0.1%
Jewish	0.1%	0%

Country of birth

	Here	Pendle
Born in the UK	98%	82.3%
Born outside the UK	2%	17.7%

Highest qualification

	Here	Pendle
Level 4 qualifications and above	43.2%	25.4%
Level 3 qualifications	17%	16.6%
Level 2 qualifications	12.3%	13%
No qualifications	11.4%	24.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	7.6%	10.6%
Apprenticeship	6.9%	6.4%
Other qualifications	1.6%	3.2%

General health

	Here	Pendle
Very good health	51.4%	46.7%
Good health	34.3%	33.7%
Fair health	10.6%	13.8%
Bad health	2.7%	4.5%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.3%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Pendle
2 cars or vans in household	41.8%	25.2%
1 car or van in household	32.6%	43.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household	19.4%	8.2%
No cars or vans in household	6.2%	23.3%

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 Pendle.

Planning and heritage near West Close Avenue

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Planning applications near West Close Avenue

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