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On Willows Lane, in Accrington West
What it's like at BB5 0SQ: every home that has sold on Willows 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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.
13 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 3 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Willows Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
10 of the 170 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 39, Willows LaneTerraced | Jul 2016 | £50,000 | 90 m² | £556/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45, Willows LaneTerraced | Feb 2006 | £60,500 | 131 m² | £462/m² | 1 |
| 47, Willows LaneTerraced | Jun 1998 | £24,000 | 90 m² | £267/m² | 1 |
| 49, Willows LaneTerraced | Sept 2017 | £60,000 | 131 m² | £458/m² | 2 |
| 51, Willows LaneTerraced | Jan 2008 | £85,000 | 105 m² | £810/m² | 2 |
| 53, Willows LaneTerraced | May 2025 | £100,000 | 96 m² | £1,042/m² | 1 |
| 61, Willows LaneTerraced | Mar 2001 | £17,500 | 77 m² | £227/m² | 1 |
| 63, Willows LaneTerraced | Jul 2012 | £50,000 | 82 m² | £610/m² | 1 |
| 65, Willows LaneTerraced | Sept 2025 | £70,000 | 130 m² | £538/m² | 3 |
| 67, Willows LaneTerraced | Apr 2025 | £75,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 69, Willows LaneTerraced | Jun 2019 | £72,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 71, Willows LaneTerraced | Nov 2025 | £120,000 | 151 m² | £795/m² | 1 |
| 73, Willows LaneTerraced | Jan 2004 | £42,000 | 150 m² | £280/m² | 1 |
| 77, Willows LaneTerraced | Mar 1998 | £12,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 79, Willows LaneTerraced | Jun 2004 | £15,000 | 86 m² | £174/m² | 2 |
| 81, Willows LaneTerraced | Jul 2002 | £25,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 85, Willows LaneTerraced | May 2014 | £30,000 | 63 m² | £476/m² | 6 |
| 96, Willows LaneTerraced | Mar 2001 | £36,000 | 285 m² | £126/m² | 1 |
| 102, Willows LaneTerraced | Oct 2004 | £55,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 104, Willows LaneTerraced | Jan 2009 | £60,000 | 108 m² | £556/m² | 1 |
| 106, Willows LaneTerraced | Feb 2002 | £12,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 110, Willows LaneTerraced | May 2001 | £16,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 114, Willows LaneTerraced | Jun 2017 | £25,000 | 121 m² | £207/m² | 2 |
| 116a, Willows LaneTerraced | Sept 1998 | £42,000 | 138 m² | £304/m² | 1 |
| 2, East View, Willows LaneSemi-detached | Sept 2016 | £100,000 | 122 m² | £820/m² | 1 |
| Fern Cottage, Willows LaneTerraced | Aug 2025 | £122,000 | 127 m² | £961/m² | 4 |
| Poplar Cottage, Willows LaneSemi-detached | Jun 2019 | £121,000 | 114 m² | £1,061/m² | 1 |
| Poplar Place, Willows LaneTerraced | Mar 2009 | £96,000 | 91 m² | £1,055/m² | 3 |
| Sandon Place, Willows LaneSemi-detached | Jan 1999 | £80,000 | 189 m² | £423/m² | 1 |
The nearest station is Accrington, about a 10-minute walk (700 m), with 504k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Blackburn.
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Road, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes A4, 879); 13 departures an hour from the 17 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 23% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 42.7 · 3.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (10.5 km) and Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (13.9 km).
It's a family area: 27% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is M & S Enterprises (NW), 350 m away, with Y & M News closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Arg Healthcare (550 m), with Rx Health Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, H1cutz is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Blackburn Hospital, 5.9 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, 3 pubs and bars.
Al - Hamza is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Globe Bowling & Billiards Club the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (23 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 177 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 5% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 61% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Gatty Park, 1.0 km away; for exercise, Hyndburn Sports Centre (950 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 45 km away.
Most households own their home, 27% 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.
27 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 Peter | II | 120 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.
Hyndburn constituency: Sarah Smith MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 1,687 (4.6%), turnout 54%. Vote shares: Labour 34%, Conservative 29%, Reform UK 21%, Green Party 14%.
12 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 BB5 0SQ →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
On this street: 0 of 143 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 7 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.2% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.9% | 96.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.4% | 2.9% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.2% | 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.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in Hyndburn 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 170 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Blackpool South · about 41 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 51 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.