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On Knowlesly Road, in South Darwen & Whitehall
What it's like at BB3 2JA: every home that has sold on Knowlesly 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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Sales and extensions on Knowlesly Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
11 of the 36 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 80, Knowlesly RoadDetached | Feb 1995 | £109,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82, Knowlesly RoadDetached | Dec 2023 | £343,000 | 138 m² | £2,486/m² | 1 |
| 86, Knowlesly RoadDetached | Aug 2019 | £295,000 | 169 m² | £1,746/m² | 3 |
| 88, Knowlesly RoadDetached | Jul 2022 | £400,000 | 106 m² | £3,774/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Darwen, a short drive or bike ride (2.0 km), with 346k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Knowlesly Road, 350 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (routes 1, 851); 16 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 43 minutes away by public transport (21 by car).
The nearest primary school is Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 65% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Darwen Aldridge Community Academy, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 36.5 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (13.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 1.6 km away, with Everest Pharmacy closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Spring-Fenisco Healthlink (1.4 km), with Everest Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Slice Hairdressers is 1.9 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Blackburn Hospital, 5.6 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: 7 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
The Crafted Bite is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Park Inn the nearest pub (350 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 62 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 25% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 285 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Whitehall Park, 650 m away; for exercise, Darwen Leisure Centre (2.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 39 km away.
Most households own their home, 17% rent privately.
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.
20 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.
Rossendale and Darwen constituency: Andy MacNae MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 5,628 (12.6%), turnout 60%. Vote shares: Labour 41%, Conservative 28%, Reform UK 22%, Green Party 5%.
15 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 BB3 2JA →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Knowlesly Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 25 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 96.8% | 95.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 0.7% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.1% | 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 39 min
Nearest: Ingleton Outdoor Swimming Pool · about 59 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.