Kendall Close Blackburn
33 addresses across 3 postcodes (BB2), about 250 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 2910158.
- Sales: 53 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £335,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 16 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 11, D: 4).
- Flood: 7 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 D; 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 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 610 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 120 to 130 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 33 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bentham Road Health Centre, about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 670 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | £335,000 | £295,000 | £375,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £260,000 | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £295,000 | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £275,000 | £275,000 | £275,000 |
| 2017 | 3 | £285,000 | £228,000 | £296,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £224,500 | £206,000 | £243,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £237,000 | £230,000 | £244,000 |
| 2011 | 4 | £222,750 | £190,000 | £304,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £238,000 | £238,000 | £238,000 |
| 2009 | 3 | £206,500 | £155,000 | £235,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2026 | 18 BB2 4FB | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 15 May 2026 | 5 BB2 4FB | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 19 Apr 2024 | 19 BB2 4FB | Detached | £260,000 | |
| 1 Apr 2021 | 5 BB2 4FB | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 16 Apr 2018 | 18 BB2 4FB | Detached | £275,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2017 | 12 BB2 4FB | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 16 Jun 2017 | 16 BB2 4FB | Detached | £228,000 | |
| 25 Apr 2017 | 27 BB2 4FB | Detached | £296,000 | |
| 4 Dec 2015 | 28 BB2 4FB | Detached | £206,000 | |
| 30 Jan 2015 | 26 BB2 4FB | Detached | £243,000 | |
| 22 Aug 2014 | 5 BB2 4FB | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2013 | 25 BB2 4FB | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 19 Jul 2013 | 10 BB2 4FB | Detached | £244,000 | |
| 11 Nov 2011 | 3 BB2 4FB | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 7 Nov 2011 | 15 BB2 4FB | Detached | £225,500 | |
| 8 Jul 2011 | 16 BB2 4FB | Detached | £190,000 | |
| 9 Feb 2011 | 26 BB2 4FB | Detached | £304,000 | |
| 27 Aug 2010 | 11 BB2 4FB | Detached | £238,000 | |
| 22 Dec 2009 | 26 BB2 4FB | Detached | £155,000 | |
| 20 May 2009 | 19 BB2 4FB | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 3 Apr 2009 | 5 BB2 4FB | Detached | £206,500 | |
| 14 Sep 2007 | 9 BB2 4FB | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2005 | 5 BB2 4FB | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 11 Mar 2005 | 26 BB2 4FB | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 26 Nov 2004 | 3 BB2 4FB | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 17 Oct 2003 | 23 BB2 4FB | Detached | £198,700 | |
| 17 Oct 2003 | 25 BB2 4FB | Detached | £195,000 | |
| 14 Feb 2002 | 9 BB2 4FB | Detached | £115,950 | New build. |
| 14 Feb 2002 | 7 BB2 4FB | Detached | £113,950 | New build. |
| 25 Jan 2002 | 11 BB2 4FB | Detached | £121,600 | New build. |
| 17 Dec 2001 | 15 BB2 4FB | Detached | £125,950 | New build. |
| 12 Dec 2001 | 17 BB2 4FB | Detached | £125,950 | New build. |
| 12 Dec 2001 | 19 BB2 4FB | Detached | £125,950 | New build. |
| 10 Dec 2001 | 3 BB2 4FB | Detached | £111,450 | New build. |
| 7 Dec 2001 | 21 BB2 4FB | Detached | £114,950 | New build. |
| 3 Dec 2001 | 1 BB2 4FB | Detached | £120,950 | New build. |
| 26 Nov 2001 | 23 BB2 4FB | Detached | £125,950 | New build. |
| 26 Nov 2001 | 25 BB2 4FB | Detached | £116,450 | New build. |
| 26 Oct 2001 | 27 BB2 4FB | Detached | £120,950 | New build. |
| 26 Oct 2001 | 29 BB2 4FB | Detached | £117,450 | New build. |
| 19 Oct 2001 | 2 BB2 4FB | Detached | £115,950 | New build. |
| 28 Sep 2001 | 22 BB2 4FB | Detached | £120,950 | New build. |
| 28 Sep 2001 | 28 BB2 4FB | Detached | £110,450 | New build. |
| 27 Sep 2001 | 26 BB2 4FB | Detached | £117,450 | |
| 27 Sep 2001 | 16 BB2 4FB | Detached | £102,950 | |
| 27 Sep 2001 | 24 BB2 4FB | Detached | £98,450 | |
| 19 Sep 2001 | 20 BB2 4FB | Detached | £101,950 | New build. |
| 31 Jul 2001 | 14 BB2 4FB | Detached | £120,950 | New build. |
| 27 Jul 2001 | 12 BB2 4FB | Detached | £113,950 | New build. |
| 29 Jun 2001 | 10 BB2 4FB | Detached | £115,950 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
16 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 139 m². Most common: House, detached (14); House, mid-terrace (2). Built: 1996-2002 (13); 2003-2006 (1); 2007-2011 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (12); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (9 addresses)
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 D (36% of about 1,590 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)
- Mill at Scotland Bank Terrace, Blackburn: up to 37 homes, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 30 September 2026: United Utilities Water Ltd, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BB2 4FB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 4 | unlikely |
| BB2 4DU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BB2 4FD | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 3 / 4 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 33 addresses are between 120 m and 130 m above sea level (126 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 4DU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BB2 4FB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BB2 4FD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Mill Hill (Lancs) 60,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cherry Tree 34,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Blackburn 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fernhurst Ewood | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Arrival Stand Blackburn Town Centre | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parking space on Carrington Avenue | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ionity Charging Station | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 44 km (27 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bentham Road Health Centre | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Livesey Pharmacy | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Blackburn Hospital | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Blackburn Police | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Livesey Branch Road, Livesey Road Cashzone | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Longshaw Green 3.5 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ewood Allotments 1.2 ha | 290 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Queen's Park, Blackburn, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-east. 3 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 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| Sunnyhurst Woods | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Fernhurst Wood | Wood | 230 m south-east |
| Fernhurst Hill | Hill | 840 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Bunker's Hill Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Bunker's Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Fishmoor Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Beech Hill Clough | Valley | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 31 | 33 |
2 of the street's 33 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 the Redeemer CofE Primary Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 130 m | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Longshaw Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): 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 |
| Longshaw Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | Primary | 4–11 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Longshaw Community Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Meadowhead Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Sep 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 3–7 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Lower Darwen Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Fernhurst BB2 4JP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 190 m | 5 Very good | 5 Nov 2025 |
| Haggarts Dream Bites BB2 4JQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 5 Very good | 1 May 2026 |
| Leavers Bakery BB2 4JQ | Manufacturers/packers | 310 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 19 May 2026 |
| Out of School XP Ltd BB2 4JJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 320 m | 5 Very good | 4 May 2022 |
| Impact Food Group trading as Dolce @ The Redeemer C of E Primary School BB2 4JJ | School/college/university | 320 m | 5 Very good | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Ewood News and Booze (Go Local) BB2 4HY | Retailers - other | 340 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 6 Aug 2025 |
| Indian Kitchen BB2 4HY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 360 m | 4 Good | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Ewood Park Working Mens Club BB2 4HY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 4 Good | 10 Nov 2019 |
| Sodexo T/A Blackburn Rovers Retail, Fanzone & Bars BB2 4JF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2025 |
| Sodexo T/A Blackburn Rovers Hospitality& Kitchens BB2 4JF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2025 |
| Romero's Blackburn Ltd BB2 4HY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Wokstar BB2 4HY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 3 Dec 2025 |
| New Dragon BB2 4HY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Mar 2026 |
| McDonald's Restaurant Ltd BB2 4LQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 29 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Finsbury Place (24); On or near Stewart Street (15); On or near Vincent Street (10); On or near Hendry Lane (4); On or near Ashville Terrace (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 10 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
England Avenue · Garner Avenue · Jack Walker Way · England Avenue · Dalglish Drive · Douglas Close · Eckersley Close · Ashville Terrace · Fazackerley Close · Finsbury Place · Whelan Close · Vincent Street
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.