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On Watling Gate, in Whalley & Brockhall
What it's like at BB6 8BN: every home that has sold on Watling Gate 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 Watling Gate; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 10 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Watling GateFlat | Apr 2014 | £119,000 | – | – | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Watling GateFlat | Aug 2020 | £110,000 | 88 m² | £1,250/m² | 2 |
| 3, Watling GateFlat | May 1999 | £47,000 | 57 m² | £825/m² | 1 |
| 4, Watling GateFlat | May 2024 | £180,000 | 83 m² | £2,169/m² | 8 |
| 5, Watling GateFlat | Jul 2016 | £177,500 | 84 m² | £2,113/m² | 4 |
| 6, Watling GateFlat | Sept 2021 | £266,000 | 169 m² | £1,574/m² | 4 |
| 7, Watling GateFlat | Feb 2021 | £103,000 | 49 m² | £2,102/m² | 3 |
| 8, Watling GateFlat | Dec 2021 | £127,000 | 71 m² | £1,789/m² | 4 |
| 9, Watling GateFlat | Mar 2022 | £143,000 | 88 m² | £1,625/m² | 5 |
| The Old Fire Station, Watling GateDetached | Oct 2006 | £250,000 | 96 m² | £2,604/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Langho, a short drive or bike ride (2.2 km), with 37k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is The Academy, 200 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 623, 621).
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (1.9 km); 91% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy, 2.0 km away; Attainment 8: 44.9 · 11.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (6.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Coop Group Food, 3.1 km away, with Billington Village Store closer still (2.2 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Doctor Company (3.1 km), with Langho Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (2.3 km).
For a haircut, Sculpture is 2.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Blackburn Hospital, 9.9 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: 15 restaurants and cafés, 17 pubs and bars.
Blackburn Rovers (Senior) Training Ground is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Black Bull Hotel the nearest pub (800 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 65 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 58 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 39% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 410 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Long Wood Park, 300 m away; for exercise, Stonyhurst Sports Centre (2.8 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.2 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 50 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 53 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
6 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.
Ribble Valley constituency: Maya Ellis MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 856 (1.6%), turnout 65%. Vote shares: Labour 35%, Conservative 33%, Reform UK 16%, Liberal Democrat 10%.
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 BB6 8BN →
It's highly educated: 43% of adults have a degree.
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Watling Gate in the last 12 months.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.4% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 94.4% | 87.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 2.9% | 6.7% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 0.9% | 4.0% | 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 43 min
Nearest: Ingleton Outdoor Swimming Pool · about 43 min
Nearest: East Lancashire Railway · about 32 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.