3 Observatory Road
Last sold
£125,000
August 2026
Previous sales
Every sale of this address since 1995, newest first.
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What is around it
Size, energy rating, walls and flood risk.
Crime nearby
Crimes recorded within about 500 metres, last twelve months.
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208 crimes recorded within about 500 metres, September 2025 to August 2026.
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Last 12 months vs the 12 months before: 208 vs 233 (-11%)
The 500-metre square round this property: about 3 times the Blackburn with Darwen average (208 against an average of 80).
Most on or near: Parking Area (158), Observatory Road (22), Elgar Close (13), Britten Close (7), Scarborough Road (4).
The Blackburn with Darwen average is its recorded crimes over the same twelve months, shared across every 500-metre square of it where any crime was recorded.
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Broadband
Every home in this postcode can get gigabit broadband (full fibre or cable): 1,000 Mb or more.
As of July 2025, for the whole postcode. What you can actually get depends on the provider.
Schools nearby
The nearest primary and secondary schools, as the crow flies, with their latest Ofsted inspection.
Primary schools
St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Ages 4 to 11 · 203 pupils · Roman Catholic
No grade
0.4 miles
Audley Junior School Ages 7 to 11 · 392 pupils
No grade
0.5 miles
Audley Infant School Ages 3 to 7 · 280 pupils
No grade
0.5 miles
Secondary schools
Blackburn Central High School Ages 11 to 16 · 1,015 pupils
No grade
0.3 miles
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy Ages 11 to 16 · 770 pupils · Roman Catholic
Requires improvement, 2023
0.8 miles
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School Ages 11 to 18 · 746 pupils · Muslim
Outstanding, 2024
0.9 miles
Distance is a straight line, not the walk. Being close is not a promise of a place: each school has its own admissions rules.
What’s nearby
Shops, places to eat, things to do and getting about.
Supermarkets
Within a 15-minute walk
0
Restaurants
0
Cafés
1
Pubs and bars
Clifton Arms
2
Takeaways
Old Bank Lane Fish & Chips, KFC
Everyday
Things to do
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Football · 0.9 miEwood Park
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Golf · 2.2 miBlackburn Golf Club
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Cinema · 0.8 miVue Blackburn
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Getting about
Distances are as the crow flies; walking times are rough, by the streets.
Recently sold nearby
Sold prices, from the area on the map, last two years.
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97 Manxman Road
September 2026
£48,750
3 Observatory Road
August 2026
£125,000
170 Manxman Road
June 2026
£128,000
30 Old Bank Lane
June 2026
£210,000
22 Old Bank Lane
May 2026
£130,000
12 Britten Close
April 2026
£310,000
23 Meadowbrook Rise
January 2026
£188,000
41 Meadowbrook Rise
November 2025
£260,000
36 Meadowbrook Rise
November 2025
£185,000
1 Walney Gardens
November 2025
£151,000
52 Hamilton Way
October 2025
£247,000
40 Meadowbrook Rise
October 2025
£80,000
68 Hamilton Way
October 2025
£230,000
67 Hamilton Way
October 2025
£262,500
65 Hamilton Way
October 2025
£260,000
55 Hamilton Way
October 2025
£223,250
54 Hamilton Way
October 2025
£260,000
48 Hamilton Way
October 2025
£263,000
26 Lindisfarne Avenue
October 2025
£135,000
2 Lindisfarne Avenue
October 2025
£165,500
64 Hamilton Way
October 2025
£247,000
28 Whitby Drive
October 2025
£105,000
121 Hamilton Way
September 2025
£225,000
2 Stanford Gardens
September 2025
£370,000
33 Britten Close
September 2025
£285,000
18 Brittain Terrace
September 2025
£263,625
37 Observatory Road
September 2025
£185,000
17 Brittain Terrace
August 2025
£251,750
6 Old Bank Lane
August 2025
£140,000
14 Old Bank Lane
August 2025
£172,000
72 Hamilton Way
July 2025
£218,500
76 Hamilton Way
July 2025
£250,000
66 Hamilton Way
July 2025
£247,000
98 Lindisfarne Avenue
July 2025
£173,000
113 Hamilton Way
June 2025
£231,995
143 Manxman Road
June 2025
£197,500
74 Hamilton Way
June 2025
£265,000
119 Hamilton Way
May 2025
£230,000
115 Hamilton Way
May 2025
£232,995
13 Observatory Road
May 2025
£110,000
23 Old Bank Lane
May 2025
£155,000
77 Meadowbrook Rise
May 2025
£220,000
32 Old Bank Lane
May 2025
£160,000
117 Hamilton Way
May 2025
£238,995
11 Delius Close
May 2025
£195,000
4 Old Bank Lane
April 2025
£150,000
8 Hamilton Way
April 2025
£365,000
89 Meadowbrook Rise
April 2025
£248,000
93 Meadowbrook Rise
March 2025
£249,950
40 Observatory Road
March 2025
£175,999
44 Lindisfarne Avenue
March 2025
£90,500
4 Guernsey Avenue
March 2025
£132,500
172 Haslingden Road
March 2025
£130,000
85 Meadowbrook Rise
February 2025
£230,000
214 Brandy House Brow
January 2025
£125,000
25 Elgar Close
November 2024
£335,000
91 Meadowbrook Rise
November 2024
£260,000
38 Meadowbrook Rise
November 2024
£235,000
34 Meadowbrook Rise
November 2024
£245,000
27 Walton Crescent
November 2024
£150,000
34 Lindisfarne Avenue
November 2024
£155,000
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Flipometer
Places on the map that were bought, done up and sold on.
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How this area has changed
Typical prices for semi-detached houses, now and in years gone by. The twelve months to September 2026 against the same twelve months back then.
| Area | Now | 5 years ago | 10 years ago | 15 years ago | 20 years ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observatory Road | – | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | Not enough sales |
| Postcode sector BB2 3 | £137,000 | £110,000 +25% since | £90,000 +52% since | £87,400 +57% since | £85,500 +60% since |
| Blackburn | – | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | Not enough sales |
The typical price is the middle sale of the twelve months, not the average, so one very dear or very cheap sale cannot pull it about. Standard sales only. A figure needs at least 15 sales behind it; with fewer, it says so.
Crime within about 500 metres. Last 12 months vs the 12 months before: 208 vs 233 (-11%)
How homes change hands in BB2 3, over the last five years (775 sales):
- What sells: 54% terraced, 25% semi-detached, 16% detached, 3% other, 2% flats.
- 14% sold leasehold, and 19% were new builds.
- 115 sales in the last twelve months, against 141 in the same twelve months five years ago.
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