Blackburn Road, Withnell, Chorley

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House prices, sold prices and local information for PR6 8BJ.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£275,000

1 sales

Price range

£275k – £275k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

6 Jul 2016

PR6 8BJ

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At a glance

House prices£275k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station34 min walkPleasington station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80% Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

1 property sale on Blackburn Road, Withnell, Chorley has been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 6 Jul 2016. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £275,000. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 0 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Blackburn Road compared

PR6 postcode area£278,535

Chorley£259,838

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Blackburn Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all PR6 house prices.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	1	£275,000	6 Jul 2016

Sold prices on Blackburn Road

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
Ivy Cottage, Blackburn Road PR6 8BJ	17 May 2017	£5,000	Other	Freehold
Ivy Cottage, Blackburn Road PR6 8BJ	6 Jul 2016	£275,000	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
Ivy Cottage, Blackburn Road	£275,000 (Jul 2016) → £5,000 (May 2017)	-98% over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Blackburn Road

Crime

3 crimes were reported within about a mile of Blackburn Road in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences	2
Vehicle crime	1

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

Flood risk

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

Lower River Ribble and Darwen Flood alert area
River Lostock and River Yarrow 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 Blackburn Road

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Meadow View Learning Centre 9 pupils	Other independent special school	8–18	Report	0.3 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell 92 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Outstanding Report	1.1 mi
Withnell Fold Primary School 83 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	1.1 mi
Abbey Village Primary School 52 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	1.2 mi
Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School 183 pupils	Primary Church of England/Methodist	4–11	Good Report	1.5 mi
Feniscowles Primary School 417 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	1.5 mi
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn 216 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	1.7 mi
Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 66 pupils	Primary Church of England	5–11	Report	1.7 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 1.7 mi · 34 min walk
Cherry Tree station 2.5 mi · 50 min walk
Mill Hill (Lancs) station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Bury Lane End (opp, Chorley Road) 5 min walk
Bury Lane End (by, Bury Lane) 5 min walk
Hoghton Arms (opp, Chorley Road) 6 min walk
Hoghton Arms (adj, Chorley Road) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

Withnell Health Centre
Railway Road, Withnell, Chorley · 1.3 mi
Bentham Road Health Centre
Bentham Road, Blackburn · 2.8 mi
Witton Medical Centre
Preston Old Rd, Witton, Blackburn · 3.2 mi
Redlam Surgery
62-64 Redlam, Blackburn · 3.4 mi

Supermarkets

Spar Spar - Three Arches · 1.8 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Livesey Blackburn Express · 2.1 mi
Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Blackburn Preston Old Road Local · 2.4 mi
Spar Spar - Gregson Lane · 2.7 mi

Pharmacies

Withnell Pharmacy · 1.2 mi
Manor Pharmacy · 2.0 mi

Dentists

376-378 Preston Old Road Dental Practice · 2.5 mi
Dental Surgery · 3.1 mi
Mill Hill Dental Practice · 3.1 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 8 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	10 of 10
Education and skills	10 of 10
Health and disability	9 of 10
Crime	7 of 10
Access to housing and services	2 of 10
Living environment	2 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	84.1%	62.5%
Private rented	14.2%	20.3%
Social rented	1.7%	17.1%
Households	900

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	11.1%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	61.6%	64.1%
Aged 65+	27.3%	18.6%
Residents	1,993

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	0%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	0%	80%
Gigabit-capable	0%	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	87%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	92%	92%

Share of homes across Chorley 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 Blackburn Road

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Who lives around Blackburn Road

Ethnic group

	Here	Chorley
White	97.8%	95.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.3%	1.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	0.5%	1.9%
Other ethnic group	0.4%	0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.1%	0.6%

Religion

	Here	Chorley
Christian	71.9%	61.5%
No religion	21.6%	30.9%
Not answered	5.4%	5.1%
Muslim	0.6%	1.4%
Other religion	0.4%	0.4%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.2%
Hindu	0%	0.3%
Jewish	0%	0.1%

Country of birth

	Here	Chorley
Born in the UK	97.5%	95%
Born outside the UK	2.5%	5%

Highest qualification

	Here	Chorley
Level 4 qualifications and above	41.7%	33.8%
Level 3 qualifications	16.5%	17.9%
No qualifications	12.8%	16%
Level 2 qualifications	12.5%	14%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	7.2%	9.3%
Apprenticeship	7%	6.7%
Other qualifications	2.3%	2.2%

General health

	Here	Chorley
Very good health	51%	48.7%
Good health	35.1%	33.2%
Fair health	10.6%	12.9%
Bad health	2.5%	4%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.1%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Chorley
2 cars or vans in household	40.3%	33.5%
1 car or van in household	33.9%	40.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household	19.9%	11%
No cars or vans in household	5.9%	14.6%

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 Chorley.

Planning and heritage near Blackburn Road

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