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Thinking of living at BB1 7LE? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael With St John CofE Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 69% met the expected standard |
| St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn | Primary | 550 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | Primary | 600 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | Primary | 650 m | 59% met the expected standard |
| Brookhouse Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 47 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 62.5 · 23.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 50.8 · 14.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Pleckgate High School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 49.2 · 13.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blackburn Central High School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 41 · 7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dar Ul Madinah | Independent | 1.2 km | – |
| Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School | Independent |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Blackburn Subscription Crown Green Bowls Club | 440 m | 18 |
| Tennis | Corporation Park | 940 m | 12 |
| Golf | Blackburn Golf Club | 1.4 km | 7 |
| Cricket | East Lancashire Club | 1.0 km | 6 |
| Football | Roverstore | 2.6 km | 4 |
| Swimming | Blackburn Sports Leisure Centre | 630 m | 3 |
| Squash | East Lancashire Cricket & Sports Club | 1.0 km | 2 |
| Ice skating | Blackburn Arena | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Boulder UK | 770 m | 1 |
| Martial arts | LGNDS Academy | 990 m | 1 |
| Ice hockey | Blackburn Arena | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Harrison Playing Fields, QEGS | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Blackburn Rugby Club | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Blackburn Rugby Club | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Basketball | 3 | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Padel | CLUBHOUSE | 2.4 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 20. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Blackburn, about a 10-minute walk (750 m), with 1.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Town Hall, 300 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (routes 4, 152, 10, 59C); 12 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
47% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Michael With St John CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 69% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy (1.6 km).
The nearest secondary is Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 47 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School (0.5 km) and Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School (2.1 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is One Beyond, 350 m away, with Musa Food Store closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Olive Medical Centre (100 m), with Riaz Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Prince Hair Salon is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Blackburn Hospital, 1.8 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 72% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 10 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 81 restaurants and cafés and 13 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Jaans BBQ & Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Buzz Bingo the nearest pub (300 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (56 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 374 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 32% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Northgate, Cathedral).
There are 43 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 40% flats and 5% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Corporation Park War Memorial, 600 m away; for exercise, PureGym (400 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.7 µg/m³).
65 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| Islamiyah School | Independent | 1.2 km | – |
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Every primary near BB1 7LE, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
For holidays, Manchester is 46 km away.
Most households own their home, 23% rent privately.
It's young: 22% of residents are aged 15–29.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.