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On Howarth Avenue, in Church
What it's like at BB5 4AF: every home that has sold on Howarth Avenue 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Howarth Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 4 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 5, Howarth AvenueTerraced | Aug 2022 | £125,000 | 89 m² | £1,404/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10, Howarth AvenueTerraced | Nov 2019 | £72,000 | 88 m² | £818/m² | 1 |
| 24, Howarth AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2022 | £155,000 | 122 m² | £1,270/m² | 2 |
| 26, Howarth AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2023 | £84,050 | – | – | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Accrington, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km), with 504k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Blackburn.
The nearest bus stop is Riding Barn Street, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route A2); 12 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 68% 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, 500 m away; Attainment 8: 50.7 · 13.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (11.7 km) and Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (13.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Lidl UK GMBH, 300 m away, with Dill Hall Lane Superstore closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Oswald Medical Centre (600 m), with Acorn Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, H1cutz is 1.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Blackburn Hospital, 5.0 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Mr Gatty's Tea Room is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Acorn the nearest pub (650 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 123 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 11 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 11% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Gatty Park, 200 m away; for exercise, Hyndburn Sports Centre (400 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, 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.
45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Elmfield Hall | II | 150 m |
| War memorial circa 30 metres in front of Elmfield Hall | II | 170 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%.
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 BB5 4AF →
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 4 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 96.9% | 96.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.6% | 2.9% | 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 Central · about 40 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 50 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.