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On Rising Bridge Road, in Haslingden
What it's like at BB5 2SW: every home that has sold on Rising Bridge 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 Rising Bridge Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 10 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| Hollingate Farm, Rising Bridge RoadOther | Mar 2017 | £550,000 | 304 m² | £1,809/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgestone, Rising Bridge RoadDetached | May 2013 | £107,500 | 84 m² | £1,280/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Accrington, a drive away (4.1 km), with 504k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Blackburn.
The nearest bus stop is Rising Bridge Road, 200 m away, with a bus about every 13 minutes on weekdays (routes 464, X41, 123); 10 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 41 minutes away by public transport (23 by car).
The nearest primary school is St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 71% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden (0.8 km).
The nearest secondary is The Hollins, 2.2 km away; Attainment 8: 40.7 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (5.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 1.7 km away, with Rising Bridge Post Office closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Haslingden Healthcare (2.3 km), with Baxenden Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.2 km).
For a haircut, Lindsay Jane is 1.6 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Blackburn Hospital, 9.6 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: 20 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
McDonalds is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Baxenden Cricket Club Clubhouse the nearest pub (1.3 km).
Takeaways are plentiful (21 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 92 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 23 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 15% flats and 18% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Worsley Park, 950 m away; for exercise, Ski Rossendale (3.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 39 km away.
Most households own their home, 21% 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.
12 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 John the Evangelist | II | 130 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%.
1 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 2SW →
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" Rising Bridge Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 10 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 | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 93.2% | 94.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.6% | 1.0% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.6% | 3.8% | 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 44 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 52 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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