Dalton Close Blackburn
16 addresses across 2 postcodes (BB1), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 2904317.
- Energy: 11 homes have an energy certificate (B: 4, C: 7).
- Flood: 6 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- 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 Blackburn, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 210 m away, and Queen's Park (12 hectares) is about 700 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 135 to 136 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is William Hopwood Street Surgery, about 160 m away, with 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 540 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 11% of households owned their home and 18% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 154 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 108 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (8); House, mid-terrace (2); House, end-terrace (1). Built: 1983-1990 (7); 1996-2002 (3); 1991-1995 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (5); rented (social) (3); owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (87% of about 1,070 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.
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, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 6 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 1LD | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 5 | unlikely |
| BB1 1LE | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 2 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 16 addresses are between 135 m and 136 m above sea level (136 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BB1 1LD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BB1 1LE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Blackburn 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Mill Hill (Lancs) 60,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Rishton 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 48 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ordnance Street Blackburn | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Arrival Stand Blackburn Town Centre | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Ncp National Car Parks Blackburn, Penny Street | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 46 km (29 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest William Hopwood Street Surgery | 160 m |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Audley Late Night Pharmacy | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Eden Dental Studio | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Blackburn Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Blackburn Police | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,520 m² | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Queen's Park 12 ha | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,390 m² | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,610 m² | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Queen's Park, Blackburn, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 830 m (0.5 miles) south. 9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Park, Blackburn | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 830 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Corporation Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott Clough | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Fishmoor Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Higher Croft Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Guide Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Rishton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| Windy Bank | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 16 |
5 of the street's 16 addresses are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 50 m | No published inspection |
| St Matthew's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Brunel Nursery School | Nursery | 3–4 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Audley Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Audley Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | Primary | 3–11 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Daisyfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–16 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Requires improvement (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Antony's RC Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Blackburn Central High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Michael With St John CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopwood Court Day Centre BB1 1LX | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 160 m | 5 Very good | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Greggs @ Frontier Park BB1 3AL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 220 m | 5 Very good | 9 Dec 2024 |
| Pizza Flip N Go BB1 3AN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 4 Good | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Rack City Kitchen BB1 3AN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 11 Aug 2025 |
| Dollars Blackburn BB1 1TH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | 5 Very good | 6 Jul 2026 |
| Audley Chippy BB1 1TH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Lidl Great Britain Limited BB1 1AB | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 260 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jun 2025 |
| Billy Bunters BB1 3AN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 280 m | 5 Very good | 4 Aug 2026 |
| Hardeez Chicken BB1 3AN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Fareed Take-A-Way BB1 1UA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 8 Jul 2026 |
| International Foods Store Limited BB1 1UA | Retailers - other | 290 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 25 Feb 2026 |
| Mansha Sweet Centre BB1 1TG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Karahi N Kebab BB1 3AN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 16 Jun 2026 |
| Audley News BB1 1TG | Retailers - other | 290 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 25 Feb 2026 |
| Jaan's Cafe BB1 1TG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 5 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 69 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 26 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11 |
| Other theft | 11 |
| Other crime | 10 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Drugs | 7 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Selkirk Close (25); On or near Rivington Close (23); On or near Skiddaw Street (19); On or near St Marys Close (18); On or near William Hopwood Street (9).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 11% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 79% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 2 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
Nearby streets
Skiddaw Street · Billinge Street · Rivington Street · Rivington Close · St Thomas Street · Newton Street · Selkirk Close · Kinross Walk · Temple Drive · Aviemore Close · Bottomgate · St Marys Close
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.
- 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.