Cunliffe Road Blackburn
45 addresses across 5 postcodes (BB1), about 640 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 2901516.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Blackburn with Darwen cost £160,727 in August 2026 (-0.2% on a year); private rents averaged £715 a month.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: 2 of its postcodes are in a coal mining high risk area; ask for a coal mining search.
- Landfill: 8 historic landfill sites within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Lower Side Beet Farm - Moorcroft, is 260 m away.
- Storm overflows: 3 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 150 times (420 hours) in 2025.
- Radon: Up to 3 to 5% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Energy projects: 1 renewable energy project nearby is planned or being built; the nearest, Davies Road - Whitebirk Battery Storage, is 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A6119, carries 23,706 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Blackburn with Darwen costs £2,455 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ramsgreave and Wilpshire, about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Roe Lee Park, is about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 158 to 181 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 45 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Blakewater Healthcare, about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,000 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 80% of households owned their home and 25% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: 1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, and it was serious.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2022 | FIRST 4 PRINT LIMITED BB1 5UA | Other | £3,500,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Nov 2016 | FIRST 4 PRINT LIMITED BB1 5UA | Other | £690,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 2 Feb 2016 | VGTEC LIMITED BB1 5ST | Other | £310,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
House prices and rents in Blackburn with Darwen
A typical home in Blackburn with Darwen cost £160,727 in August 2026, 0.2% less than a year before. That is 25% more than five years earlier and 52% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £280,280 |
| Semi-detached | £178,974 |
| Terraced | £135,429 |
| Flat or maisonette | £87,504 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £145,946 |
Private renters in Blackburn with Darwen paid £715 a month on average in September 2026, 3.8% more than a year before. That is 38% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £535 |
| Two bedrooms | £663 |
| Three bedrooms | £783 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,113 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Gas and electricity use
None of the street's postcodes has the 5 or more domestic meters needed for figures to be published.
Council tax
What each band costs in Blackburn with Darwen in 2026-27: Band D £2,455 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,637 | £1,910 | £2,182 | £2,455 | £3,001 | £3,547 | £4,092 | £4,911 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (41% of about 700 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes, 1 of it not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davies Road - Whitebirk Battery Storage Blackburn with Darwen 11/21/0483 | Battery storage | 25 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Mar 2022 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BB1 5UA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| BB1 5SX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BB1 5ST | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| BB1 5SU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| BB1 5TB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
3 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 150 times, for 420 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Trib of River Blakewater V Sws, Trib of River Blakewater, Little Harwood Brook.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philips Road Cso (052Lo) United Utilities | Trib of River Blakewater V Sws | 90 | 215 | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Brownhill Drive Cso United Utilities | Trib of River Blakewater | 2 | 0 | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Whalley Old Rd/Providence St Cso United Utilities | Little Harwood Brook | 58 | 204 | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
2 of the street's 5 postcodes are in a coal mining high risk area, where coal mining features at or near the surface, such as shallow workings or old mine shafts, are recorded or likely and could affect the ground. 3 more are elsewhere in the coalfield, at low risk.
Ask your conveyancer for a coal mining search (CON29M) on the home: it says what is recorded beneath and near it, and whether there have been claims for subsidence damage.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 3 to 5%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
By postcode centre: 1 to 3% (2); 3 to 5% (4).
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
8 historic landfill sites are within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 260 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Side Beet Farm - Moorcroft Lower Side Beet Farm, Off Blackburn Road, Rishton, Lancashire | 1986 to 1994 | Inert, special (hazardous) | 260 m |
| Lower Side Beet Farm Off Blackburn Road, Rishton, Lancashire | 1991 to 1994 | Inert, industrial, commercial | 300 m |
| Lower Side Beet Farm Off Side Beet Lane, Rishton, Lancashire | 1977 to 1982 | Inert | 370 m |
| Lower Side Beet Farm Lower Side Beet Farm, Off Side Beet Lane, Rishton, Lancashire | 1972 to 1990 | Inert, industrial, commercial, special (hazardous) | 370 m |
| Sunnybower Playing Fields Whalley Old Road, Sunnybower, Blackburn, Lancashire | Not recorded | Inert, industrial, commercial | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cuncliffe Quarry Off Whalley Old Road, Rishton, Hyndburn, Lancashire | 1956 to 1977 | Inert, industrial, household | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Whitebirk Playing Fields Whitebirk Drive, Little Harwood, Blackburn, Lancashire | Not recorded | Inert, household | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Mullards Phillips Road, Blackburn, Lancashire | 1983 to 1990 | Inert, industrial, special (hazardous) | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 45 addresses are between 158 m and 181 m above sea level (176 m on average); the ground rises about 23 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BB1 5SU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BB1 5SX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BB1 5TB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BB1 5UA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ramsgreave and Wilpshire 92,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Rishton 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Blackburn 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cunliffe Road Blackburn | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Blackburn Town Centre | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Ncp National Car Parks Blackburn, Penny Street | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest evyve Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 48.1 km (30 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Blakewater Healthcare Good Apr 2020 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Wilpshire Dental Clinic | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Blackburn Hospital Good Feb 2019 | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) |
| Care homes | 1 home within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Acorn House Care Centre Good Sep 2022 | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Lancashire Constabulary Eastern Division | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Roe Lee Park 5.7 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 250 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 9,650 m² | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Broadfold Allotments 1.6 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Myles Wife Hey, a listed building (Grade II*), 850 m (0.5 miles) west. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Myles Wife Hey | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Eddy Holes Stable and Shippons to Eddy Holes | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Windy Bank | Hill | 740 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Reservoir Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Rishton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Parsonage Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Brownhill Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Abbott Clough | Valley | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 44 | 45 |
1 of the street's 45 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Blackburn with Darwen: see them on the Blackburn with Darwen page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roe Lee Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection | 66% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 9% at the higher standard (2025; 44% in 2024 and 63% in 2023) |
| St Stephen's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Urgent improvement; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 63% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 5% at the higher standard (2025; 66% in 2024 and 68% in 2023) |
| Daisyfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 78% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 12% at the higher standard (2025; 75% in 2024 and 78% in 2023) |
| Cedars Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) | 70% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 11% at the higher standard (2025; 75% in 2024 and 75% in 2023) |
| Brookhouse Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection | 80% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 77% in 2024 and 78% in 2023) |
| Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 60% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 59% in 2024 and 47% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 1.3 km (0.8 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Harwood Children's Centre BB1 5PE | Sessional day care | 100 | Outstanding (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 55 childminders and 1 home childcarers (nannies) in Blackburn with Darwen. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (lancashire).
Road safety
1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight, in which 1 person was seriously hurt. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2023 09:30 | Serious | 1 person | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A6119 between Philips Rd and LA Boundary, with 23,706 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 230 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A6119 | Philips Rd to LA Boundary | 23,706 estimated; counted 2024 | 3% | -3% since 2015 | 230 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- BB1 5UA: 25 addresses of 28 in the postcode
- BB1 5SX: 17 addresses
- BB1 5ST: 1 address
- BB1 5SU: 1 address
- BB1 5TB: 1 address of 9 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Cunliffe Road · Philips Road · Lower Philips Road · Philips Road · Whalley Old Road · Lower Philips Road
All the streets in BB1 and across Blackburn with Darwen.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.