Olive Lane, Darwen

MyStreetCheck free street report: Olive Lane, Darwen · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/darwen/olive-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BB3 0ET, BB3 3DQ, BB3 3DJ.

Average price (last 12 months)

£105,200

5 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£74,378

66 sales

Price range

£25k – £148k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

19 Jun 2026

BB3 3DJ

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At a glance

House prices£105k average42% below the Darwen average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station4 min walkDarwen station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband99% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold84% freeholdAcross 109 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

66 property sales on Olive Lane, Darwen have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 5 homes sold here for an average of £105,200. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £74,378. Average sale prices rose from £39,850 in 2016 to £104,000 in 2026 (+161%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 42% below the Darwen average of £182,227 over the same period. 25 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 23 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Olive Lane range from £25,000 to £148,000. 84% of homes sold here were freehold and 16% leasehold. Of 96 streets in Darwen with at least two sales in the last year, Olive Lane ranks 83rd for average price.

House prices on Olive Lane compared

Olive Lane£105,200

BB3 postcode area£182,227

Darwen£182,227

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all BB3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 84% freehold and 16% leasehold across 109 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	66	£74,378	19 Jun 2026

Sold prices on Olive Lane

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
131, Olive Lane BB3 3DQ	29 Jul 2026	£88,000	Terraced	Leasehold
138, Olive Lane BB3 3DJ	19 Jun 2026	£115,000	Terraced	Freehold
139, Olive Lane BB3 3DQ	26 May 2026	£61,000	Terraced	Leasehold
239, Olive Lane BB3 3DJ	30 Apr 2026	£77,500	Terraced	Freehold
38, Olive Lane BB3 0ET	27 Mar 2026	£93,000	Terraced	Freehold
217, Olive Lane BB3 3DJ	13 Mar 2026	£110,000	Terraced	Freehold
115, Olive Lane BB3 3DQ	5 Jan 2026	£47,266	Terraced	Leasehold
139, Olive Lane BB3 3DQ	5 Jan 2026	£47,266	Terraced	Leasehold
165, Olive Lane BB3 3DQ	18 Dec 2025	£90,000	Terraced	Freehold
40, Olive Lane BB3 0ET	5 Dec 2025	£80,000	Terraced	Freehold
116, Olive Lane BB3 3DQ	14 Nov 2025	£148,000	Terraced	Freehold
58, Olive Lane BB3 0ET	10 Oct 2025	£107,500	Terraced	Freehold
42, Olive Lane BB3 0ET	3 Oct 2025	£106,000	Terraced	Freehold
21, Olive Lane BB3 0ET	9 May 2025	£24,000	Terraced	Freehold
116, Olive Lane BB3 3DQ	25 Apr 2025	£79,999	Terraced	Freehold
142, Olive Lane BB3 3DJ	31 Mar 2025	£100,000	Terraced	Freehold
162, Olive Lane BB3 3DJ	25 Mar 2025	£80,000	Terraced	Freehold
219, Olive Lane BB3 3DJ	20 Mar 2025	£105,000	Terraced	Freehold
98, Olive Lane BB3 3DQ	3 Mar 2025	£95,000	Terraced	Freehold
173, Olive Lane BB3 3DQ	21 Feb 2025	£90,000	Terraced	Freehold
101, Olive Lane BB3 3DQ	7 Feb 2025	£125,000	Terraced	Leasehold
235, Olive Lane BB3 3DJ	22 Nov 2024	£120,000	Terraced	Freehold
241, Olive Lane BB3 3DJ	19 Nov 2024	£56,000	Terraced	Freehold
152, Olive Lane BB3 3DJ	15 Nov 2024	£105,000	Terraced	Freehold
143, Olive Lane BB3 3DQ	1 Nov 2024	£74,000	Terraced	Freehold
105, Olive Lane BB3 3DQ	30 Oct 2024	£665,000	Terraced	Leasehold
119, Olive Lane BB3 3DQ	30 Oct 2024	£665,000	Terraced	Leasehold
141, Olive Lane BB3 3DQ	1 Aug 2024	£58,000	Terraced	Leasehold
36, Olive Lane BB3 0ET	10 Jun 2024	£94,000	Terraced	Freehold
148, Olive Lane BB3 3DJ	29 May 2024	£95,000	Terraced	Freehold
173, Olive Lane BB3 3DQ	18 Apr 2024	£62,500	Terraced	Freehold
114, Olive Lane BB3 3DQ	3 Apr 2024	£78,000	Terraced	Freehold
225, Olive Lane BB3 3DJ	27 Mar 2024	£71,000	Terraced	Freehold
21, Olive Lane BB3 0ET	23 Jan 2024	£29,000	Other	Freehold
87, Olive Lane BB3 0ET	12 Jan 2024	£61,000	Terraced	Freehold
108, Olive Lane BB3 3DQ	24 Oct 2023	£100,000	Terraced	Freehold
21, Olive Lane BB3 0ET	23 Oct 2023	£65,000	Terraced	Freehold
73, Olive Lane BB3 0ET	13 Oct 2023	£85,000	Terraced	Freehold
42, Olive Lane BB3 0ET	29 Sep 2023	£88,500	Terraced	Freehold
241 - 243, Olive Lane BB3 3DJ	8 Aug 2023	£64,000	Terraced	Freehold
128, Olive Lane BB3 3DQ	27 Jul 2023	£113,000	Terraced	Freehold
37, Olive Lane BB3 0ET	19 Jul 2023	£60,000	Terraced	Freehold
46, Olive Lane BB3 0ET	7 Jul 2023	£66,000	Terraced	Freehold
93, Olive Lane BB3 0ET	28 Apr 2023	£70,000	Terraced	Freehold
47, Olive Lane BB3 0ET	9 Feb 2023	£84,995	Terraced	Freehold
146, Olive Lane BB3 3DJ	6 Feb 2023	£60,500	Terraced	Freehold
132 - 134, Olive Lane BB3 3DJ	21 Dec 2022	£96,000	Terraced	Freehold
32, Olive Lane BB3 0ET	21 Oct 2022	£78,000	Terraced	Freehold
57, Olive Lane BB3 0ET	12 Oct 2022	£80,000	Terraced	Freehold
96, Olive Lane BB3 3DQ	23 Sep 2022	£73,000	Terraced	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
139, Olive Lane	£47,266 (Jan 2026) → £61,000 (May 2026)	+29% over under a year
116, Olive Lane	£79,999 (Apr 2025) → £148,000 (Nov 2025)	+85% over under a year
58, Olive Lane	£84,000 (Jan 2022) → £107,500 (Oct 2025)	+28% over 4 yrs
42, Olive Lane	£88,500 (Sep 2023) → £106,000 (Oct 2025)	+20% over 2 yrs
21, Olive Lane	£50,000 (Oct 2020) → £65,000 (Oct 2023) → £29,000 (Jan 2024) → £24,000 (May 2025)	-52% over 5 yrs
162, Olive Lane	£60,000 (Jan 2019) → £80,000 (Mar 2025)	+33% over 6 yrs
173, Olive Lane	£62,500 (Apr 2024) → £90,000 (Feb 2025)	+44% over under a year
101, Olive Lane	£420,000 (Oct 2018) → £125,000 (Feb 2025)	-70% over 6 yrs
235, Olive Lane	£45,500 (Jan 2019) → £77,000 (Jul 2020) → £120,000 (Nov 2024)	+164% over 6 yrs
105, Olive Lane	£45,000 (Apr 2019) → £665,000 (Oct 2024)	+1378% over 6 yrs
119, Olive Lane	£55,000 (Apr 2019) → £665,000 (Oct 2024)	+1109% over 6 yrs
36, Olive Lane	£44,000 (Mar 2019) → £94,000 (Jun 2024)	+114% over 5 yrs
225, Olive Lane	£58,000 (Jan 2022) → £71,000 (Mar 2024)	+22% over 2 yrs
108, Olive Lane	£46,000 (Mar 2018) → £59,000 (Jun 2021) → £100,000 (Oct 2023)	+117% over 6 yrs
241 - 243, Olive Lane	£50,000 (Dec 2018) → £64,000 (Aug 2023)	+28% over 5 yrs
128, Olive Lane	£45,000 (Feb 2018) → £79,950 (Aug 2018) → £85,000 (Aug 2020) → £113,000 (Jul 2023)	+151% over 5 yrs
32, Olive Lane	£43,000 (Jan 2021) → £78,000 (Oct 2022)	+81% over 2 yrs
57, Olive Lane	£43,000 (Aug 2020) → £80,000 (Oct 2022)	+86% over 2 yrs
89, Olive Lane	£25,000 (Jun 2016) → £89,950 (Aug 2022)	+260% over 6 yrs
124, Olive Lane	£63,000 (Apr 2017) → £76,000 (Sep 2021)	+21% over 4 yrs
65, Olive Lane	£45,000 (May 2016) → £70,000 (Aug 2021)	+56% over 5 yrs
30, Olive Lane	£54,000 (Jan 2020) → £62,000 (Jul 2021)	+15% over 2 yrs
59, Olive Lane	£54,250 (Apr 2016) → £70,000 (May 2021)	+29% over 5 yrs
48, Olive Lane	£50,000 (Jul 2017) → £55,000 (Feb 2021)	+10% over 4 yrs
25, Olive Lane	£39,500 (Aug 2016) → £50,000 (Feb 2019)	+27% over 3 yrs

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Schools near Olive Lane

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy 203 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	0.2 mi
Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary 167 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.2 mi
Turncroft Nursery School 58 pupils	Nursery	3–4	Report	0.3 mi
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy 1,036 pupils	Secondary	11–19	Report	0.4 mi
Aldridge UTC Darwen 275 pupils	Secondary	13–19	Report	0.5 mi
Holy Trinity VC School 119 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.5 mi
Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School 240 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen 165 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.7 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

Darwen station 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
Mill Hill (Lancs) station 3.0 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk
Cherry Tree station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 7 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Anyon Street (by, Olive Lane) 1 min walk
Anyon Street (by, Anyon Street) 1 min walk
Higher Perry Street (by, Higher Perry Street) 2 min walk
Rose Street (opp, Sudellside Street) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Darwen Healthcare
James Street West, Darwen · 0.5 mi
Darwen Healthlink
Darwen Health Centre, James Street West, Darwen · 0.5 mi
Spring-Fenisco Healthlink
Springfield Surgery, 102 Bolton Road, Darwen · 0.6 mi
Hollins Grove Surgery
153 Blackburn Road, Darwen · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

Asda Supermarket Asda Darwen Supermarket · 0.3 mi
Iceland Iceland Darwen · 0.4 mi
Sainsburys Sainsburys Darwen · 0.4 mi
Lidl Lidl Tockholes Darwen · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

Church Street Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
Geloo Brothers Ltd · 0.4 mi
Boots · 0.4 mi

Dentists

Darwen Orthodontics · 0.3 mi
Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
Darwenside Dental Practice · 0.4 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 1 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	2 of 10
Employment	1 of 10
Education and skills	1 of 10
Health and disability	2 of 10
Crime	1 of 10
Access to housing and services	6 of 10
Living environment	1 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	50.7%	62.5%
Private rented	42.1%	20.3%
Social rented	7.3%	17.1%
Households	606

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	22.0%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	66.2%	64.1%
Aged 65+	11.8%	18.6%
Residents	1,462

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	99%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	99%	80%
Gigabit-capable	99%	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.

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Who lives around Olive Lane

Ethnic group

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
White	70.8%	60.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	25.7%	35.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	2%	1.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	1.2%	0.9%
Other ethnic group	0.3%	1.4%

Religion

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
No religion	35.7%	21.1%
Christian	34.3%	38%
Muslim	25.5%	35%
Not answered	4%	5%
Other religion	0.3%	0.3%
Buddhist	0.1%	0.2%
Hindu	0.1%	0.3%
Jewish	0%	–

Country of birth

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
Born in the UK	81.6%	81.9%
Born outside the UK	18.4%	18.1%

Highest qualification

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
No qualifications	27.8%	24.2%
Level 4 qualifications and above	20.2%	26.8%
Level 2 qualifications	18.7%	13.9%
Level 3 qualifications	13.6%	15.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	12.1%	10.9%
Apprenticeship	4.7%	5.5%
Other qualifications	2.8%	3%

General health

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
Very good health	45.7%	47.8%
Good health	32.1%	32.3%
Fair health	14.8%	13.2%
Bad health	5.5%	5.1%
Very bad health	1.8%	1.6%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Blackburn with Darwen
1 car or van in household	49.6%	42.1%
No cars or vans in household	36.9%	26.9%
2 cars or vans in household	11.2%	23.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household	2.3%	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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