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On Blackburn Road, in Eagley & Sharples
What it's like at BL1 7AB: every home that has sold on Blackburn 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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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). 10 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 Blackburn Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
63 of the 522 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 653, Blackburn RoadTerraced | Oct 2019 | £95,000 | – | – | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 655, Blackburn RoadTerraced | Mar 2004 | £70,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 659, Blackburn RoadTerraced | Sept 2023 | £162,000 | 71 m² | £2,282/m² | 5 |
| 663, Blackburn RoadTerraced | Apr 2008 | £125,000 | 102 m² | £1,225/m² | 1 |
| 665, Blackburn RoadTerraced | Apr 1999 | £25,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 667, Blackburn RoadTerraced | May 2014 | £90,000 | 99 m² | £909/m² | 1 |
| 669, Blackburn RoadTerraced · company-owned | Dec 2019 | £105,000 | 102 m² | £1,029/m² | 3 |
| 673, Blackburn RoadTerraced | Apr 2014 | £75,000 | 96 m² | £781/m² | 1 |
| 675, Blackburn RoadTerraced | Nov 2019 | £80,000 | 103 m² | £777/m² | 1 |
| 679, Blackburn RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2005 | £110,000 | 163 m² | £675/m² | 2 |
| 681, Blackburn RoadTerraced · company-owned | Jul 2004 | £140,000 | 123 m² | £1,138/m² | 1 |
| 683, Blackburn RoadTerraced | Aug 2020 | £135,000 | 162 m² | £833/m² | 2 |
| 687, Blackburn RoadTerraced | Jan 2013 | £110,000 | 134 m² | £821/m² | 2 |
| 689, Blackburn RoadTerraced | Jun 2000 | £15,150 | – | – | 1 |
| 693, Blackburn RoadTerraced | Feb 1997 | £18,000 | 193 m² | £93/m² | 1 |
| 695, Blackburn RoadTerraced · company-owned | Aug 2010 | £180,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 697, Blackburn RoadTerraced | Mar 1999 | £36,500 | 197 m² | £185/m² | 1 |
| 705, Blackburn RoadTerraced | Aug 2008 | £130,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 707, Blackburn RoadOther · company-owned | Dec 2022 | £149,500 | 35 m² | £4,271/m² | 1 |
| 711, Blackburn RoadTerraced · company-owned | Sept 2006 | £210,000 | 175 m² | £1,200/m² | 1 |
| 713, Blackburn RoadTerraced · company-owned | Jul 2022 | £185,000 | 104 m² | £1,779/m² | 4 |
The nearest station is Hall i' th' Wood, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km), with 196k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Ashworth Lane, under 50 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (routes 1, 927); 54 departures an hour from the 18 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 52% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Sharples School, 650 m away; Attainment 8: 55.6 · 22% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Eden Boys' School, Bolton (1.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 300 m away, with Rozh Mini Market closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Mandalay Medical Centre (700 m), with Cohens Chemist the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Studio One is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Bolton Hospital, 6.2 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 51% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 62% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 7 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
A & M Sandwiches is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Tap the nearest pub (150 m).
There are 30 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 15% flats and 15% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Astley Bridge Park, 450 m away; for exercise, Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing (950 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 30 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
The nearest university is University of Bolton, 3.5 km away (TEF Silver).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 653-661 Blackburn Road | II | 70 m |
| 31, Ramsay Street | II | 80 m |
| Numbers 645 and 647 and the Bay Mare Public House | II | 110 m |
| 733, Blackburn Road | II | 190 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.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
Bolton North East constituency: Kirith Entwistle MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 6,653 (15.3%), turnout 54%. Vote shares: Labour 37%, Conservative 22%, Reform UK 22%, Green Party 11%.
10 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 BL1 7AB →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Blackburn Road in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Blackpool South · about 46 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 60 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 1 of 406 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 272 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 81.5% | 92.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 18.2% | 6.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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.