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On Countess Street, in Accrington West
What it's like at BB5 1SX: every home that has sold on Countess Street 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 4 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 Countess Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
45 of the 71 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 2, Countess StreetTerraced · company-owned | Aug 2023 | £95,000 | 100 m² | £950/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Countess StreetTerraced | Jun 2023 | £70,000 | 108 m² | £648/m² | 2 |
| 4, Countess StreetTerraced · company-owned | Nov 2010 | £75,000 | 122 m² | £615/m² | 2 |
| 9, Countess StreetTerraced | Aug 2002 | £14,000 | 141 m² | £99/m² | 2 |
| 10, Countess StreetTerraced · company-owned | Dec 2015 | £75,000 | 111 m² | £676/m² | 1 |
| 11, Countess StreetTerraced · company-owned | Dec 2014 | £48,500 | 108 m² | £449/m² | 2 |
| 12, Countess StreetTerraced · company-owned | Dec 2004 | £50,000 | 106 m² | £472/m² | 2 |
| 13, Countess StreetTerraced · company-owned | Jun 2010 | £85,000 | 85 m² | £1,000/m² | 3 |
| 14, Countess StreetTerraced · company-owned | Nov 2002 | £22,000 | 135 m² | £163/m² | 1 |
| 15, Countess StreetTerraced | Apr 2021 | £67,400 | 85 m² | £793/m² | 3 |
| 16, Countess StreetTerraced · company-owned | Jan 2018 | £62,500 | 85 m² | £735/m² | 1 |
| 18, Countess StreetTerraced · company-owned | Mar 2007 | £72,000 | 94 m² | £766/m² | 2 |
| 20, Countess StreetTerraced · company-owned | Feb 2005 | £42,500 | 92 m² | £462/m² | 1 |
| 21, Countess StreetTerraced · company-owned | Aug 2001 | £20,500 | 116 m² | £177/m² | 1 |
| 24, Countess StreetTerraced | Jul 2000 | £27,000 | 128 m² | £211/m² | 1 |
| 25, Countess StreetTerraced | Nov 2000 | £18,950 | 98 m² | £193/m² | 1 |
| 30, Countess StreetTerraced | May 2002 | £26,500 | 128 m² | £207/m² | 1 |
| 34, Countess StreetTerraced · company-owned | Mar 2019 | £63,000 | 105 m² | £600/m² | 1 |
The nearest station is Accrington, a few minutes' walk (450 m), with 504k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Blackburn.
The nearest bus stop is Lister Street, 150 m away, with a bus about every 9 minutes on weekdays (routes 7, 7A, 59, 852); 34 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 42% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 50.7 · 13.3% 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 Asda, 350 m away, with Lister Street Corner Shop closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Arg Healthcare (150 m), with Accrington Late Night Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, H1cutz is 650 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.
Desi Spot Cuisine is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Acorn 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 Milnshaw Park, 300 m away; for exercise, Hyndburn Sports Centre (550 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.
57 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.
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%.
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 BB5 1SX →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Countess Street in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 65 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 | 0.2% | 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.
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.