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1 St James Close

BB2 4HDDetachedLeasehold

Last sold

£150,000

June 2026

Previous sales

Every sale of this address since 1995, newest first.

June 2026 Leasehold £150,000
September 2024 Leasehold £173,000
March 2023 Leasehold £155,000
August 2019 Freehold £60,000
February 2011 Freehold £65,000
October 2008 Freehold £50,000

What is around it

Size, energy rating, walls and flood risk.

Crime nearby

Crimes recorded within about 500 metres, last twelve months.

303 crimes recorded within about 500 metres, September 2025 to August 2026.

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Last 12 months vs the 12 months before: 303 vs 369 (-18%)

The 500-metre square round this property: about 4 times the Blackburn with Darwen average (303 against an average of 80).

Most on or near: Hertford Street (23), Queen's Terrace (20), Moorgate Street (19), St Aidan's Close (19), Stephen Street (19).

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.

A dot is the nearest point on or near a street, never a house. Map OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap.

Broadband

Gigabit

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 Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy Ages 4 to 11 · 182 pupils · Church of England

No grade

0.1 miles

Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery Ages 3 to 7 · 169 pupils

No grade

0.3 miles

Meadowhead Junior School Ages 7 to 11 · 201 pupils

Good, 2019

0.4 miles

Secondary schools

St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy Ages 11 to 18 · 1,483 pupils · Church of England

No grade

0.7 miles

Witton Park Academy Ages 11 to 16 · 1,243 pupils

Report card, 2026

0.8 miles

St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn Ages 11 to 16 · 1,051 pupils · Roman Catholic

No grade

0.8 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

Spar0.1 mi · 3 min walk
Co-op0.4 mi · 9 min walk
Aldi0.5 mi · 12 min walk
One Stop0.6 mi · 15 min walk
Tesco0.7 mi · 18 min walk
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Smak Polski0.7 mi · 20 min walk

Within a 15-minute walk

0

Restaurants

1

Cafés

The Caff

7

Pubs and bars

Navigation, The Gate, The Brown Cow, Fox & Hounds…

2

Takeaways

McDonald's, Domino's

Everyday

GPWitton Medical Centre 0.6 mi · 15 min walk
ChemistCohens Chemist 0.6 mi · 15 min walk
DentistMagic Smiles 1.0 mi · 27 min walk
GymBlackburn Fitness 4 Women 0.7 mi · 18 min walk
ParkGriffin Park 0.5 mi · 14 min walk

Things to do

Photo: David Dixon · CC BY-SA Football · 0.5 miEwood Park Photo: Chris Heaton · CC BY-SA Golf · 1.8 miBlackburn Golf Club Visit website ↗
Nature Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Biological Heritage Site 1.8 mi
Football Crown Ground 5.8 mi
Attraction F35 Lightning II (replica) 4.3 mi
Museum Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery ↗ 1.4 mi
Theatre Thwaites Empire Theatre 0.4 mi
Cinema REEL Cinema Blackburn 1.2 mi

Getting about

StationMill Hill 0.2 mi · 5 min walk
StationCherry Tree 0.7 mi · 19 min walk

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.

26 Francis Street

August 2026

£100,000

55 Francis Street

July 2026

£94,000

7 Moorgate Gardens

July 2026 Leasehold

£137,000

12 Brindle Street

July 2026

£122,000

Map OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap.

Flipometer

Places on the map that were bought, done up and sold on.

29 Moorgate Street, Blackburn
Bought July 2023£73,500
Sold May 2024£118,000
+£44,500 9 months Flipped
88 New Wellington Street, Blackburn
Bought September 2021£74,000
Sold September 2023£90,000
+£16,000 24 months Flipped
104 New Wellington Street, Blackburn
Bought July 2022£70,000
Sold September 2023£127,000
+£57,000 14 months Flipped
26 New Wellington Street, Blackburn
Bought July 2021£52,000
Sold January 2023£95,000
+£43,000 17 months Flipped

A gap between two sale prices does not prove work was done, and a planning application near a sale does not prove the two are connected. Map OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap.

How this area has changed

Typical prices for detached houses, now and in years gone by. The twelve months to August 2026 against the same twelve months back then.

Area Now 5 years ago10 years ago15 years ago20 years ago
St James Close – Not enough sales Not enough sales Not enough sales Not enough sales
Postcode sector BB2 4 £280,000 £207,500 +35% since £160,000 +75% since £163,000 +72% since £174,000 +61% 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.

£0k £50k £100k £150k £200k £250k £300k 2010 2015 2020 2025 2006 · £174,000 2007 · £173,000 2008 · £170,000 2009 · £160,000 2010 · £161,500 2011 · £165,000 2012 · £167,000 2013 · £158,000 2014 · £159,975 2015 · £152,750 2016 · £165,000 2017 · £178,000 2018 · £198,500 2019 · £187,000 2020 · £207,500 2021 · £189,950 2022 · £223,500 2023 · £236,750 2024 · £254,000 2025 · £241,000 2026 · £293,000
Sector BB2 4 Typical price each year, detached houses. A gap is a year with too few sales.
House prices across BB2 →

Crime within about 500 metres. Last 12 months vs the 12 months before: 303 vs 369 (-18%)

How homes change hands in BB2 4, over the last five years (1,353 sales):

  • What sells: 56% terraced, 22% semi-detached, 15% detached, 5% other, 3% flats.
  • 26% sold leasehold.
  • 252 sales in the last twelve months, against 265 in the same twelve months five years ago.

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Buying it

Includes a £500 survey and £1,500 legal fees — Detailed to change them.

Total to buy£0
Paying for it

75% mortgage at 5.5%, interest only, 25 years — Detailed to change it.

Mortgage needed£0
Monthly payment£0
Your money in£0
Doing it up
Mortgage while it’s empty£0
Refinancing

Turn on to buy, do up and refinance, then keep it with any exit.

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