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On George Lane, in Read, Sabden & Chatburn
What it's like at BB12 7RH: every home that has sold on George Lane since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on George Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 31 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, George LaneDetached | Jun 2020 | £265,000 | 81 m² | £3,272/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, George LaneTerraced | Jun 2026 | £430,000 | 91 m² | £4,725/m² | 1 |
| 6, George LaneSemi-detached | Jun 2001 | £118,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 8, George LaneSemi-detached | Oct 2002 | £118,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 12, George LaneSemi-detached | Oct 2020 | £256,950 | 78 m² | £3,294/m² | 2 |
| 14, George LaneSemi-detached | Aug 2025 | £470,000 | 149 m² | £3,154/m² | 2 |
| 16, George LaneDetached | Jul 2017 | £310,000 | 86 m² | £3,605/m² | 1 |
| 18, George LaneDetached | Dec 2024 | £405,000 | 139 m² | £2,914/m² | 2 |
| 20, George LaneDetached | Apr 2012 | £407,000 | 162 m² | £2,512/m² | 2 |
| 26, George LaneSemi-detached | Jan 2008 | £249,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 30, George LaneDetached | Jul 1997 | £220,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 32, George LaneDetached | Aug 2015 | £675,000 | 238 m² | £2,836/m² | 1 |
| 34, George LaneDetached | Jul 2016 | £535,000 | 201 m² | £2,662/m² | 1 |
| 38, George LaneDetached | Aug 2022 | £321,000 | 432 m² | £743/m² | 2 |
| 42, George LaneDetached | Nov 2015 | £750,000 | 224 m² | £3,348/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Whalley, a drive away (3.9 km), with 81k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Jubilee Street, 200 m away, with a bus about every 24 minutes on weekdays (routes M2, 891, 892, 888); 9 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 44 minutes away by public transport (22 by car).
This is car country: only 7% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Read St John's CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 73% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Shuttleworth College, 4.1 km away; Attainment 8: 39.5 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (4.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 3.3 km away, with The Fuzzy Duck closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Padiham Group Practice (3.1 km), with Read & Simonstone Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Imperial Hair Fashions is 3.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Blackburn Hospital, 13 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 14 pubs and bars.
Read & Simonstone Village Hall is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Read Cricket Club the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 46 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 121 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 42% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 175 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Great Harwood Community Space., 2.7 km away; for exercise, Padiham Pool (2.9 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.0 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 46 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 54 km.
14 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John Evangelist | II | 160 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Pendle and Clitheroe constituency: Jonathan Hinder MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 902 (1.9%), turnout 59%. Vote shares: Labour 35%, Conservative 33%, Reform UK 18%, Independent 7%.
0 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near BB12 7RH →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 43% of adults have a degree.
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" George Lane in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 22 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 92.1% | 87.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 3.1% | 6.7% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.8% | 4.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Blackpool South · about 54 min
Nearest: Ingleton Outdoor Swimming Pool · about 49 min
Nearest: East Lancashire Railway · about 45 min
Nearest: Rascals · about 38 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.