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On Finch Close, in Central Blackburn
What it's like at BB1 6EW: every home that has sold on Finch Close 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.
Sales and extensions on Finch Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 3 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Finch CloseSemi-detached | Mar 2021 | £140,000 | 79 m² | £1,772/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Finch CloseTerraced | Jul 2019 | £125,000 | 110 m² | £1,136/m² | 2 |
| 9, Finch CloseTerraced | Oct 2025 | £130,000 | 79 m² | £1,646/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Blackburn, about a 10-minute walk (700 m), with 1.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Toll Bar, 300 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (routes 22, 3); 9 departures an hour from the 8 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 (100 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, 1.1 km 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 Asia Continental, 350 m away, with Tabrez Halal Meat closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Primrose Bank Medical Centre (250 m), with Whalley Range Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Prince Hair Salon is 300 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.
La Glacier is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Buzz Bingo the nearest pub (200 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, 850 m away; for exercise, PureGym (400 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 46 km away.
58 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%.
14 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 6EW →
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Finch Close in the last 12 months.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 85.0% | 95.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.7% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 14.6% | 3.7% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 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 36 min
Nearest: Ingleton Outdoor Swimming Pool · about 55 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.