Sandringham Road Darwen
2 addresses across 2 postcodes (BB3), about 170 m long. USRN 2901537.
- Sales: 86 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £80,000 across 1 sale.
- Flood: 2 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 Darwen, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 146 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 2 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Hollins Grove Surgery, about 450 m (0.3 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 590 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 45% of households owned their home and 20% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 197 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £80,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £90,000 | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £76,875 | £73,750 | £80,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £65,000 | £64,500 | £65,500 |
| 2017 | 1 | £54,000 | £54,000 | £54,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | £51,500 | £33,000 | £55,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £46,500 | £38,000 | £55,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £47,500 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| 2009 | 3 | £45,000 | £40,000 | £48,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | £73,250 | £66,500 | £80,000 |
| 2007 | 5 | £75,000 | £66,000 | £87,000 |
| 2006 | 7 | £56,000 | £30,000 | £69,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 2026 | 32 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £47,266 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Jan 2026 | 36 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £47,266 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 25 Nov 2024 | 8 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £80,000 | |
| 8 Oct 2024 | 21 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £73,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 15 Nov 2023 | 5 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £50,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Apr 2023 | 20 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £90,000 | |
| 26 Apr 2022 | 27 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £80,000 | |
| 1 Apr 2022 | 16 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £73,750 | |
| 27 Sep 2021 | 42 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £55,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Jul 2021 | 24 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £64,500 | |
| 30 Apr 2021 | 3 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £65,500 | |
| 17 Sep 2018 | 21 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £59,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Feb 2018 | 27 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £41,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Oct 2017 | 10 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £55,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 10 Oct 2017 | 11 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £54,000 | |
| 4 Aug 2016 | 16 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £45,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Mar 2016 | 4 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £51,500 | |
| 24 Mar 2016 | 25 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £33,000 | |
| 17 Mar 2016 | 18 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £55,000 | |
| 26 Jul 2012 | 38 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £38,000 | |
| 25 Jul 2012 | 18 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £55,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2011 | 40 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £47,500 | |
| 30 Oct 2009 | 19 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £40,000 | |
| 8 Oct 2009 | 25 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £45,000 | |
| 27 Aug 2009 | 22 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £48,000 | |
| 23 May 2008 | 15 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £66,500 | |
| 22 Jan 2008 | 36 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £80,000 | |
| 14 Dec 2007 | 21 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £75,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2007 | 34 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £87,000 | |
| 25 Oct 2007 | 27 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £75,000 | |
| 26 Apr 2007 | 36 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £66,400 | |
| 21 Feb 2007 | 21 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £66,000 | |
| 1 Dec 2006 | 11 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £69,950 | |
| 14 Nov 2006 | 28 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £55,000 | |
| 25 Apr 2006 | 32 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £56,000 | |
| 21 Apr 2006 | 40 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £69,950 | |
| 19 Apr 2006 | 8 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £45,000 | |
| 24 Feb 2006 | 17 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £30,000 | |
| 27 Jan 2006 | 42 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £60,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2005 | 44 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £35,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2005 | 10 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £65,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2005 | 30 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £60,000 | |
| 6 Apr 2005 | 4 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £59,000 | |
| 13 Dec 2004 | 36 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £57,000 | |
| 10 Dec 2004 | 34 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £40,000 | |
| 12 Nov 2004 | 15 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £60,000 | |
| 10 Sep 2004 | 7 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £65,950 | |
| 18 Jun 2004 | 20 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £28,000 | |
| 20 Apr 2004 | 46 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £47,000 | |
| 13 Feb 2004 | 29 BB3 0BL | Terraced | £34,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 (86% of about 1,400 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)
- Former Greenways, Salisbury Road, Darwen: up to 19 homes, not permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Greenways, Salisbury Road, Darwen: up to 19 homes, permissioned (670 m (0.4 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BB3 0AB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BB3 0BL | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 146 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BB3 0AB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BB3 0BL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Darwen 346,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Mill Hill (Lancs) 60,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2 miles) | |
| Cherry Tree 34,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lynwood Avenue Darwen | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Arrival Stand Blackburn Town Centre | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Duckworth Street Town Centre Car Park | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gridserve Charging Station | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 42.2 km (26 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hollins Grove Surgery | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Geloo Brothers LTD | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 90 m |
| Hospital | Royal Blackburn Hospital | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Police station | Police Headquarters | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shell Darwen, Daisyfield Street Cashzone | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3.7 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 810 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Darwen Cricket and Sports Club 1.8 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Clarence Street Garden Area 4,790 m² | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Sunnyhurst Woods, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Sunnyhurst Woods | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Bold Venture Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Polyphemus Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Sunnyhurst Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Sunnyhurst Clough | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Winter Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Knowl Heights Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Hills Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1 mile) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 2 |
2 of the street's 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 270 m | No published inspection |
| St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Requires improvement (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Avondale Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 770 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Darwen Vale High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lower Darwen Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Aldridge UTC Darwen | Secondary | 13–19 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | 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; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Holy Trinity VC School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | 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 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 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 |
| St James' Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynwood Wines BB3 0AB | Retailers - other | 20 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 21 Oct 2025 |
| Lynwood Pizza House BB3 0AB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 20 m | 5 Very good | 17 Dec 2024 |
| Holden's cafe BB3 0AA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Sam's Convenience Store BB3 0AA | Retailers - other | 60 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 1 Jul 2025 |
| Stotts Craft Bakery BB3 0AA | Retailers - other | 80 m | 4 Good | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Clifton Lawns BB3 1HL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 210 m | 5 Very good | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Oldfield Manor BB3 1QZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 220 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jun 2025 |
| Herbert Parkinson Ltd BB3 0HR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 31 Mar 2025 |
| AFC Darwen BB3 0BB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 5 Very good | 23 May 2026 |
| Crown & Thistle Craft Bakery BB3 0AB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 5 Very good | 7 Aug 2024 |
| Tesco Stores Ltd BB3 1QX | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 360 m | 5 Very good | 12 Mar 2026 |
| Darwen Cricket Club - Gilligans Pubs and Bars Ltd BB3 0JS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 360 m | 5 Very good | 8 Mar 2024 |
| Buffet Emporium BB3 0JS | Other catering premises | 360 m | 5 Very good | 16 Mar 2026 |
| Birch Hall Care Centre BB3 0JB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 370 m | 5 Very good | 2 Apr 2025 |
| Kebabish BB3 1ET | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 370 m | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 108 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 34 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Sandringham Road (74); On or near Blackburn Road (35); On or near St Alban'S Road (20); On or near Haldane Road (17); On or near Bedford Street (12).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 42% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 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 | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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
Westwell Street · Clifton Street · Monton Road · Hollins Road · Haldane Road · Anchor Road · Mostyn Street · Veronica Street · St Alban's Road · Milner Road · St Albans Road · Bedford Mews
All the streets in BB3 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.