Primrose Close Blackburn
15 addresses across 2 postcodes (BB2), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 2903547.
- Energy: 14 homes have an energy certificate (C: 14).
- 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 290 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Mill Hill Gardens, is about 260 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 100 to 103 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 15 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bentham Road Health Centre, about 520 m (0.3 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 49% of households owned their home and 19% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 315 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
14 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 49 m². Most common: Flat (14). Built: 1983-1990 (6); 1991-1995 (6); 1996-2002 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (14).
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (72% of about 920 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 (940 m (0.6 miles))
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
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 15 addresses are between 100 m and 103 m above sea level (102 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BB2 2QN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BB2 2RW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Mill Hill (Lancs) 60,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 290 m |
| Cherry Tree 34,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Blackburn 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 54 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Peters School Blackburn | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Blackburn Town Centre | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking space on Carrington Avenue | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 45.5 km (28 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bentham Road Health Centre | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Carehub Chemist | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 260 m |
| Hospital | The Beardswood Hospital | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Blackburn Police | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mill Hill Gardens 5,990 m² | 260 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Witton Country Park 160 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,000 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Feniscliffe Playing Field 3.8 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Feniscliffe Allotment Site 1.9 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 209 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Part of Witton Old Hall medieval lordly residence 340m north east of Feniscliffe Bridge, a scheduled monument, 670 m (0.4 miles) north-west. 9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Part of Witton Old Hall medieval lordly residence 340m north east of Feniscliffe Bridge | Scheduled monument | 670 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Church of St Mark | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Corporation Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ornamental Pond | Lake or reservoir | 930 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Crow Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Buncer Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Willow Ground Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Bunker's Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Stanworth Valley | Valley | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 | 6 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 9 |
1 of the street's 15 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 6 from railways, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn | Primary | 4–11 | 180 m | 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 |
| St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 350 m | 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 |
| Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 3–7 | 510 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Griffin Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 640 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 |
| Meadowhead Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Sep 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Witton Park Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | 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 Wilfrid's Church of England Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School Muslim | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bigger Fish to Fry 2 BB2 4DA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 140 m | 5 Very good | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Shorrock Convenience Store BB2 4DA | Retailers - other | 190 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jun 2022 |
| Nabzys BB2 4DT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 220 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Zands BB2 4DT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | 4 Good | 5 Mar 2025 |
| Mill Hill Superstore BB2 4DT | Retailers - other | 230 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 14 Jul 2025 |
| Pizza + Grill City BB2 4DT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | 4 Good | 6 Aug 2025 |
| Mill Hill Community Centre BB2 4DT | Other catering premises | 250 m | Exempt | |
| Tudor House Nursery @ Mill Hill BB2 4DT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 250 m | 5 Very good | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Hardings Bakery BB2 2QZ | Retailers - other | 250 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Brunch BB2 4DT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 5 Very good | 18 Nov 2025 |
| Mill Hill Gifts and Balloons BB2 4DT | Retailers - other | 290 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 18 Nov 2025 |
| Blackburn Eagles Football Club BB2 2QG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 5 May 2022 |
| Mill Hill Hotel BB2 2QY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 320 m | 5 Very good | 7 Aug 2026 |
| The Moorings Bakery Shop BB2 2QG | Manufacturers/packers | 330 m | 5 Very good | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Around the Block Butchers Shop BB2 4DT | Retailers - other | 330 m | 5 Very good | 25 Jun 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 135 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 45 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 27 |
| Other theft | 24 |
| Vehicle crime | 21 |
| Public order | 19 |
| Other crime | 13 |
| Drugs | 9 |
| Possession of weapons | 7 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Stanley Range (28); On or near Woodfield Close (27); On or near Mill Hill Street (26); On or near Bonsall Street (21); On or near Cave Street (19).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 38% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 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 | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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
Bower Close · Delamere Close · Penzance Street · Mill Hill Street · Bower Street · Primrose Terrace · Mayflower Street · Hawkins Street · Jessel Street · Railway View · Field Street · Young 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.