Grindleton Road Blackburn
38 addresses across 2 postcodes (BB2), about 120 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 2901364.
- Sales: 58 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £90,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 29 homes have an energy certificate (C: 8, D: 13, E: 6, F: 1, G: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 Mill Hill (Lancs), about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, St Paul's Gardens, is about 680 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 114 to 124 m above sea level.
- Noise: 22 of its 38 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Limefield Surgery, about 470 m (0.3 miles) away, with 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 920 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 55% of households owned their home and 16% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 185 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £90,000 | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £104,000 | £97,000 | £111,000 |
| 2021 | 4 | £91,000 | £79,000 | £100,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £84,500 | £84,000 | £85,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £84,000 | £84,000 | £84,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £76,500 | £60,000 | £93,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £95,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £85,000 | £83,000 | £87,000 |
| 2012 | 5 | £82,000 | £73,000 | £93,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £77,000 | £77,000 | £77,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £95,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 2009 | 3 | £75,000 | £73,000 | £86,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 2025 | 16 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £90,000 | |
| 28 Jul 2023 | 28 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £111,000 | |
| 17 Apr 2023 | 25 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £97,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2021 | 5 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £96,000 | |
| 6 May 2021 | 27 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £79,000 | |
| 12 Mar 2021 | 40 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £86,000 | |
| 8 Jan 2021 | 17 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £100,000 | |
| 13 Mar 2019 | 12 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £84,000 | |
| 18 Jan 2019 | 31 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £85,000 | |
| 29 Mar 2018 | 42 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £84,000 | |
| 29 Apr 2016 | 21 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £93,000 | |
| 4 Mar 2016 | 4 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £60,000 | |
| 9 Oct 2014 | 5 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £95,000 | |
| 14 Jun 2013 | 26 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £87,000 | |
| 29 May 2013 | 24 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £83,000 | |
| 7 Nov 2012 | 26 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £82,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2012 | 31 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £75,000 | |
| 17 Oct 2012 | 14 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £86,500 | |
| 11 Jun 2012 | 22 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £73,000 | |
| 16 Feb 2012 | 7 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £93,000 | |
| 6 Jul 2011 | 18 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £77,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2010 | 23 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £95,000 | |
| 3 Dec 2009 | 20 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £73,000 | |
| 28 Aug 2009 | 36 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £86,000 | |
| 10 Jul 2009 | 10 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £75,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2008 | 11 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £80,000 | |
| 29 Apr 2008 | 9 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £89,000 | |
| 29 Jan 2008 | 28 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £70,000 | |
| 15 Jun 2007 | 6 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £92,000 | |
| 16 May 2006 | 3 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £40,000 | |
| 22 Apr 2005 | 5 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £84,500 | |
| 1 Dec 2003 | 1 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £57,000 | |
| 5 Aug 2003 | 19 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £48,000 | |
| 28 Jul 2003 | 25 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £39,950 | |
| 1 May 2003 | 34 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £29,750 | |
| 12 Mar 2003 | 21 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £15,500 | |
| 17 Jan 2003 | 38 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £30,000 | |
| 7 Nov 2002 | 13 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £37,000 | |
| 1 Oct 2002 | 22 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £22,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2002 | 22 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £20,000 | |
| 19 Mar 2002 | 4 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £30,900 | |
| 4 Jan 2002 | 4 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £26,000 | |
| 21 Sep 2001 | 42 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £22,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2001 | 13 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £30,500 | |
| 26 Jan 2001 | 17 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £34,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2000 | 25 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £23,000 | |
| 8 Dec 2000 | 10 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £21,000 | |
| 1 Sep 2000 | 22 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £21,500 | |
| 14 Feb 2000 | 10 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £15,000 | |
| 10 Sep 1999 | 29 BB2 6NZ | Terraced | £16,500 |
Energy performance certificates
29 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 84 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (28); House, end-terrace (1). Built: 1900-1929 (21); 1930-1949 (3); 1950-1966 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (16); rented (private) (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (19 addresses)
- 4, Grindleton Road
- 6, Grindleton Road
- 10, Grindleton Road
- 12, Grindleton Road
- 13, Grindleton Road
- 15, Grindleton Road
- 17, Grindleton Road
- 18, Grindleton Road
- 20, Grindleton Road
- 21, Grindleton Road
- 22, Grindleton Road
- 23, Grindleton Road
- 24, Grindleton Road
- 26, Grindleton Road
- 29, Grindleton Road
- 31, Grindleton Road
- 34, Grindleton Road
- 36, Grindleton Road
- 38, Grindleton Road
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 (93% of about 690 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Clearance site, Stansfeld Street, Blackburn: up to 90 homes, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Garage site, Harcourt Road, Blackburn: up to 19 homes, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 38 addresses are between 114 m and 124 m above sea level (118 m on average); the ground rises about 10 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BB2 6NU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BB2 6NZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Mill Hill (Lancs) 60,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Blackburn 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Cherry Tree 34,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 67 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lancaster Street Wensley Fold | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Blackburn Town Centre | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Car parks | 7 Mill Lane Parking | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam Charging Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 46.5 km (29 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Limefield Surgery | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Johnston Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ap Smilecare | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | The Beardswood Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Blackburn Police | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest EG on the move - West End, Preston New Road Cashzone | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Paul's Gardens 3,270 m² | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Corporation Park 22 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 680 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Alexandra Meadows 1.7 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Witton Park Allotments 3.6 ha | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 25 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mark, a listed building (Grade II*), 660 m (0.4 miles) south-west. 33 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mark | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Church of St Silas | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Part of Witton Old Hall medieval lordly residence 340m north east of Feniscliffe Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Corporation Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Queen's Park, Blackburn | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Buncer Wood | Wood | 790 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Ned Hole Wood | Wood | 950 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Higher Gardens Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Ornamental Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Billinge Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Abbott Clough | Valley | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 | 22 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 38 |
22 of the street's 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashworth Nursery School | Nursery | 3–4 | 320 m | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 360 m | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 580 m (0.4 miles) | Outstanding (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Blackburn College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Griffin Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Silas's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 5–11 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Queen Elizabeth's Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School | Secondary | 11–19 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Sep 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | Primary | 4–11 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | Primary | 3–11 | 830 m (0.5 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: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School Muslim | Secondary | 11–18 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magazin Romanesc BB2 6NS | Retailers - other | 90 m | 4 Good | 3 Jun 2025 |
| Wensley Fold News BB2 1QD | Retailers - other | 90 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 19 Feb 2025 |
| Imran Tandoori BB2 1QA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 130 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Lion Hotel BB2 1PX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 130 m | 4 Good | 27 Feb 2024 |
| Wensley Mini Market BB2 1QA | Retailers - other | 140 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jun 2024 |
| My Roti Ltd BB2 1WD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 260 m | 5 Very good | 16 Apr 2025 |
| Johnston Pharmacy BB2 1HD | Retailers - other | 310 m | Exempt | |
| Kashmir Halal Centre BB2 1HP | Retailers - other | 330 m | 4 Good | 17 Apr 2026 |
| Sharif And Sons Grocers BB2 1HD | Retailers - other | 330 m | 4 Good | 5 Aug 2024 |
| Devonport Road Store BB2 1HN | Retailers - other | 340 m | Exempt | |
| Blackburn Community Fridge BB2 1HN | Retailers - other | 340 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Yaseen Halal Meat BB2 1HD | Retailers - other | 340 m | 5 Very good | 9 Apr 2025 |
| Hanah Alam Superstore BB2 6BN | Retailers - other | 340 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jul 2025 |
| The Nile Original BB2 6BS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 340 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Khan Spice BB2 1HD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 10 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 91 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 28 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15 |
| Other theft | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Drugs | 8 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Holden Street (20); On or near Cheetham Street (18); On or near Belle Vue Street (15); On or near Ashworth Close (15); On or near Bromley Street (12).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 29% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 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) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 37% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 66% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 12% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 1 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
Bent Gap Lane · Higher Bent Gap · Saunders Road · Cheetham Street · Lawrence Street · Arthur Street · Gisburn Place · Johnston Close · Rawstorne Street · Apple Court · Henrietta Street · Arthur Way
All the streets in BB2 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.