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On Whitebirk Road, in Shadsworth & Intack
What it's like at BB1 3HY: every home that has sold on Whitebirk Road 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Whitebirk Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
3 of the 38 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 52, Whitebirk RoadTerraced | Oct 2004 | £90,000 | 124 m² | £726/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54, Whitebirk RoadTerraced | Jun 2004 | £79,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 56, Whitebirk RoadTerraced | Jan 2015 | £75,000 | 119 m² | £630/m² | 1 |
| 58, Whitebirk RoadTerraced | Feb 2022 | £97,000 | 134 m² | £724/m² | 1 |
| 62, Whitebirk RoadTerraced | Dec 2023 | £115,000 | 146 m² | £788/m² | 1 |
| 64, Whitebirk RoadTerraced | Oct 2004 | £105,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 68, Whitebirk RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2022 | £90,500 | 63 m² | £1,437/m² | 3 |
| 76, Whitebirk RoadTerraced | Dec 2018 | £75,000 | 71 m² | £1,056/m² | 2 |
| 80, Whitebirk RoadTerraced | Feb 2014 | £65,000 | 71 m² | £915/m² | 1 |
| 84, Whitebirk RoadTerraced | Aug 2022 | £80,000 | 71 m² | £1,127/m² | 1 |
| 88, Whitebirk RoadTerraced | Aug 2014 | £55,000 | 94 m² | £585/m² | 2 |
| Red Lion Hotel, Whitebirk RoadOther · company-owned | Dec 2021 | £395,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Rishton, a short drive or bike ride (2.1 km), with 41k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Blackburn.
The nearest bus stop is Gloucester Road, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 122, 531); 22 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
40% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Intack Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 47% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 37.2 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School (2.5 km) and Pleckgate High School (3.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (14.5 km) and Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (14.9 km).
It's a family area: 26% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Farmfoods, 850 m away, with Whitebirk Mini Market closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Stepping Stone Practice (900 m), with Aston Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Boutique 88 is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Blackburn Hospital, 1.4 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: 14 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
MyLahore Blackburn is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Intack Inn the nearest pub (400 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 153 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 14% flats and 6% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Queen's Park, 1.6 km away; for exercise, JD Gyms (650 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 45 km away.
Most households own their home, 20% rent privately.
17 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.
Blackburn constituency: Mr Adnan Hussain MP (Independent), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Ind gain from Lab, majority 132 (0.3%), turnout 53%. Vote shares: Independent 27%, Labour 27%, Workers Party of Britain 18%, Reform UK 13%.
9 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 BB1 3HY →
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.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in Blackburn with Darwen since 2011.
police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 38 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 0 of 29 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.0% | 95.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 0.7% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.5% | 3.7% | 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 40 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 53 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.