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Sandy Lane, Darwen

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for BB3 0PN, BB3 0PL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£198,313
4 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£160,141
46 sales
Price range
£76k – £390k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 Feb 2026
BB3 0PL

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At a glance

House prices£198k average9% above the Darwen average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station29 min walkMill Hill (Lancs) station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold61% leaseholdAcross 49 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

46 property sales on Sandy Lane, Darwen have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £198,313. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £152,167. Average sale prices rose from £116,113 in 2017 to £209,125 in 2026 (+80%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 9% above the Darwen average of £182,227 over the same period. 11 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 10 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 57% terraced, 39% semi-detached, 4% detached. Recorded sale prices on Sandy Lane range from £76,000 to £390,000. 39% of homes sold here were freehold and 61% leasehold. Of 96 streets in Darwen with at least two sales in the last year, Sandy Lane ranks 23rd for average price.

House prices on Sandy Lane compared

Sandy Lane£198,313
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

2017: £116,113 (4 sales)2017£116k2018: £116,667 (3 sales)2018£117k2019: £136,658 (6 sales)2019£137k2020: £144,356 (8 sales)2020£144k2021: £154,250 (4 sales)2021£154k2022: £179,333 (6 sales)2022£179k2023: £152,500 (3 sales)2023£153k2024: £223,700 (5 sales)2024£224k2025: £178,000 (5 sales)2025£178k2026: £209,125 (2 sales)2026£209k

Tenure: 39% freehold and 61% leasehold across 49 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced26£152,16716 Dec 2025
Semi-detached18£156,81427 Feb 2026
Detached2£293,75019 Apr 2024

Sold prices on Sandy Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
157, Sandy Lane BB3 0PL 27 Feb 2026£147,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
174, Sandy Lane BB3 0PL 14 Jan 2026£271,250 Semi-detachedFreehold
170, Sandy Lane BB3 0PL 16 Dec 2025£170,000 TerracedLeasehold
98, Sandy Lane BB3 0PN 27 Nov 2025£205,000 TerracedLeasehold
166, Sandy Lane BB3 0PL 10 Oct 2025£175,000 TerracedLeasehold
121, Sandy Lane BB3 0PL 31 Mar 2025£182,000 TerracedFreehold
150, Sandy Lane BB3 0PL 31 Jan 2025£158,000 TerracedLeasehold
125, Sandy Lane BB3 0PL 13 Dec 2024£187,500 TerracedLeasehold
96, Sandy Lane BB3 0PN 13 Dec 2024£176,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
128, Sandy Lane BB3 0PN 27 Sep 2024£190,000 TerracedLeasehold
Earcroft House, Sandy Lane BB3 0PL 19 Apr 2024£390,000 DetachedFreehold
139, Sandy Lane BB3 0PL 5 Feb 2024£175,000 TerracedLeasehold
125, Sandy Lane BB3 0PL 23 Aug 2023£110,000 TerracedLeasehold
153, Sandy Lane BB3 0PL 17 Mar 2023£150,000 TerracedLeasehold
72, Sandy Lane BB3 0PN 21 Feb 2023£197,500 DetachedFreehold
158, Sandy Lane BB3 0PL 9 Sep 2022£150,000 TerracedLeasehold
164, Sandy Lane BB3 0PL 29 Jul 2022£170,000 TerracedFreehold
88, Sandy Lane BB3 0PN 29 Jul 2022£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
142, Sandy Lane BB3 0PN 25 Jul 2022£185,000 TerracedLeasehold
172, Sandy Lane BB3 0PL 20 May 2022£151,000 TerracedLeasehold
66, Sandy Lane BB3 0PN 28 Jan 2022£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
188, Sandy Lane BB3 0PL 19 Aug 2021£142,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
116, Sandy Lane BB3 0PN 30 Jun 2021£175,000 TerracedLeasehold
96, Sandy Lane BB3 0PN 24 Jun 2021£145,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
86, Sandy Lane BB3 0PN 21 Jan 2021£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
128, Sandy Lane BB3 0PN 14 Dec 2020£130,000 TerracedLeasehold
142, Sandy Lane BB3 0PN 28 Aug 2020£159,950 TerracedLeasehold
141, Sandy Lane BB3 0PL 24 Aug 2020£120,000 TerracedLeasehold
70, Sandy Lane BB3 0PN 24 Aug 2020£139,995 Semi-detachedFreehold
68, Sandy Lane BB3 0PN 31 Jul 2020£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
78, Sandy Lane BB3 0PN 10 Jul 2020£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
70, Sandy Lane BB3 0PN 28 Feb 2020£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Sandy Lane BB3 0PN 31 Jan 2020£179,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
148, Sandy Lane BB3 0PN 10 Jan 2020£124,950 TerracedLeasehold
90, Sandy Lane BB3 0PN 16 Aug 2019£139,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
138, Sandy Lane BB3 0PN 5 Jul 2019£168,000 TerracedLeasehold
90, Sandy Lane BB3 0PN 28 Jun 2019£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
116, Sandy Lane BB3 0PN 11 Jun 2019£147,000 TerracedLeasehold
160, Sandy Lane BB3 0PL 30 Apr 2019£142,000 TerracedLeasehold
188, Sandy Lane BB3 0PL 22 Feb 2019£109,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
80, Sandy Lane BB3 0PN 22 Feb 2019£114,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
74, Sandy Lane BB3 0PN 24 Aug 2018£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
98, Sandy Lane BB3 0PN 6 Apr 2018£80,000 TerracedLeasehold
86, Sandy Lane BB3 0PN 26 Jan 2018£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
163, Sandy Lane BB3 0PL 17 Jan 2018£100,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
143, Sandy Lane BB3 0PL 15 Nov 2017£76,000 TerracedLeasehold
156, Sandy Lane BB3 0PL 1 Sep 2017£115,950 TerracedLeasehold
84, Sandy Lane BB3 0PN 16 Jun 2017£113,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
104, Sandy Lane BB3 0PN 3 Mar 2017£159,000 TerracedLeasehold

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
98, Sandy Lane £80,000 (Apr 2018) → £205,000 (Nov 2025) +156%
over 8 yrs
125, Sandy Lane £110,000 (Aug 2023) → £187,500 (Dec 2024) +70%
over 1 yr
96, Sandy Lane £145,000 (Jun 2021) → £176,000 (Dec 2024) +21%
over 3 yrs
128, Sandy Lane £130,000 (Dec 2020) → £190,000 (Sep 2024) +46%
over 4 yrs
142, Sandy Lane £159,950 (Aug 2020) → £185,000 (Jul 2022) +16%
over 2 yrs
66, Sandy Lane £179,950 (Jan 2020) → £235,000 (Jan 2022) +31%
over 2 yrs
188, Sandy Lane £109,000 (Feb 2019) → £142,000 (Aug 2021) +30%
over 2 yrs
116, Sandy Lane £147,000 (Jun 2019) → £175,000 (Jun 2021) +19%
over 2 yrs
86, Sandy Lane £125,000 (Jan 2018) → £155,000 (Jan 2021) +24%
over 3 yrs
70, Sandy Lane £140,000 (Feb 2020) → £139,995 (Aug 2020) +-0%
over under a year
90, Sandy Lane £130,000 (Jun 2019) → £139,950 (Aug 2019) +8%
over under a year

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Schools near Sandy Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Darwen Vale High School 1,039 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.2 mi
Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary 416 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Lower Darwen Primary School 382 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 198 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 180 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School 184 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.8 mi
Longshaw Infant School 203 pupils Primary 4–7 Good Report 0.8 mi
Longshaw Nursery School 101 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.8 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

  • Mill Hill (Lancs) station 1.5 mi · 29 min walk
  • Darwen station 1.5 mi · 31 min walk
  • Cherry Tree station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Boundary (by, Bolton Road) 2 min walk
  • Boundary (by, Bolton Road) 2 min walk
  • Oakdale (opp, Bolton Road) 2 min walk
  • Darwen Vale School (opp, Blackburn Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Roman Road Health Centre
    Off Fishmoor Drive, Blackburn · 0.8 mi
  • Hollins Grove Surgery
    153 Blackburn Road, Darwen · 0.9 mi
  • Bentham Road Health Centre
    Bentham Road, Blackburn · 1.3 mi
  • St Georges Surgery
    St George's Surgery, 62 Haslingden Road, Blackburn · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Darwen Express · 0.8 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Blackburn Ewood · 0.8 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Waterloo Blackburn · 0.8 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Livesey Branch Road · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Fishmoor Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Livesey Pharmacy · 1.2 mi
  • Karims Pharmacy Limited · 1.2 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Blue Sky Dental Care · 0.9 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.9 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 4 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned80.0%62.5%
Private rented19.0%20.3%
Social rented0.9%17.1%
Households531

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.4%64.1%
Aged 65+14.9%18.6%
Residents1,307

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 networks98%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks99%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 Sandy Lane

Ethnic group

HereBlackburn with Darwen
White98.3%60.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%35.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%1.7%
Other ethnic group0.2%1.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.9%

Religion

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Christian65.4%38%
No religion28.2%21.1%
Not answered5.4%5%
Other religion0.4%0.3%
Hindu0.2%0.3%
Jewish0.2%–
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Muslim0.1%35%

Country of birth

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Born in the UK97%81.9%
Born outside the UK3%18.1%

Highest qualification

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Level 4 qualifications and above29.6%26.8%
Level 3 qualifications19.1%15.8%
No qualifications15.7%24.2%
Level 2 qualifications15.6%13.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%10.9%
Apprenticeship8.7%5.5%
Other qualifications1.8%3%

General health

HereBlackburn with Darwen
Very good health49.2%47.8%
Good health34.5%32.3%
Fair health10.7%13.2%
Bad health4.7%5.1%
Very bad health1%1.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereBlackburn with Darwen
1 car or van in household42.7%42.1%
2 cars or vans in household33.9%23.7%
No cars or vans in household15.1%26.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.3%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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