5 Observatory Road Blackburn BB2 3HE: house prices, rental estimates & market trends

Our Data Sources

5, Observatory Road, Blackburn has no recent¹ records in either the Land Registry or EPC database.

The local information is scored as 5 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.

1Sales dated prior to 2007 are shown, but are not used in our calculations.

What is an EPC?

What is the Land Registry?

What is the Office of National Statistics?

What is the Ordnance Survey?

Public data including the Land Registry and EPC Register is processed and republished under the Government Open Data Licence

All values are estimates based on available data. All data and other content are provided subject to our Terms & Conditions

Plot Size

5, Observatory Road, Blackburn occupies a 248 m² plot as recorded by HM Land Registry.

All 44 other houses in this postcode have recorded plot sizes, and this one ranks as the 29th largest.

Compare this plot size to nearby properties!

Source: Ordnance Survey (2024)

Sold Prices

5, Observatory Road, Blackburn last changed hands on 30th August 2001, selling for £38,000. The transaction was logged as a leasehold house by HM Land Registry.

That is its only recorded sale since 1995.

Sold Aug 2001£38,000

The Bricks&Logic house price Heat Map

How accurate is Bricks&Logic?

How long does the land registry take to update?

Source: HM Land Registry (June 2026)

Properties Sold Nearby

Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 554 sales within 680 metres of 5, Observatory Road, Blackburn across the last 2 years.

Most recently, 11, Observatory Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HE, a freehold house, sold at £143,000 on the 1st April 2022.

Schools Nearby

St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn is the closest primary school to 5, Observatory Road, Blackburn at 600 metres away.

St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
600 m away
Audley Junior School
700 m away
Audley Infant School
700 m away

Blackburn Central High School is the closest secondary school at 400 metres.

Blackburn Central High School
400 m away
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
1.3 km away
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
1.5 km away

Schools and house prices

Source: Ofsted 2026

Public Transport Nearby

Blackburn
|
1.4 km away
Mill Hill (Lancs)
|
2.1 km away
Cherry Tree
|
3.2 km away

Available Internet Speeds

Ofcom's latest figures show ultrafast broadband available in this area.

Ultrafast

19.53 mbps

Max upload

350 mbps

Max download

According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast Broadband is available in the area.

Max Upload

19.53 mbps

Max Download

350 mbps

Source: Ofcom (June 2026)

Risk of Flooding

Environment Agency data suggests this area has a Very Low risk of flooding.

Very Low floodriskin this area

Local Flood RiskVery Low

Source: Environment Agency (2024)

Our Data Sources

5, Observatory Road, Blackburn has no recent¹ records in either the Land Registry or EPC database.

The local information is scored as 5 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.

1Sales dated prior to 2007 are shown, but are not used in our calculations.

What is an EPC?

What is the Land Registry?

What is the Office of National Statistics?

What is the Ordnance Survey?

Public data including the Land Registry and EPC Register is processed and republished under the Government Open Data Licence

All values are estimates based on available data. All data and other content are provided subject to our Terms & Conditions

Plot Size

5, Observatory Road, Blackburn occupies a 248 m² plot as recorded by HM Land Registry.

All 44 other houses in this postcode have recorded plot sizes, and this one ranks as the 29th largest.

Compare this plot size to nearby properties!

Source: Ordnance Survey (2024)

Sold Prices

5, Observatory Road, Blackburn last changed hands on 30th August 2001, selling for £38,000. The transaction was logged as a leasehold house by HM Land Registry.

That is its only recorded sale since 1995.

Sold Aug 2001£38,000

The Bricks&Logic house price Heat Map

How accurate is Bricks&Logic?

How long does the land registry take to update?

Source: HM Land Registry (June 2026)

Properties Sold Nearby

Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 554 sales within 680 metres of 5, Observatory Road, Blackburn across the last 2 years.

Most recently, 11, Observatory Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HE, a freehold house, sold at £143,000 on the 1st April 2022.

Schools Nearby

St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn is the closest primary school to 5, Observatory Road, Blackburn at 600 metres away.

St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
600 m away
Audley Junior School
700 m away
Audley Infant School
700 m away

Blackburn Central High School is the closest secondary school at 400 metres.

Blackburn Central High School
400 m away
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
1.3 km away
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
1.5 km away

Schools and house prices

Source: Ofsted 2026

Public Transport Nearby

Blackburn
|
1.4 km away
Mill Hill (Lancs)
|
2.1 km away
Cherry Tree
|
3.2 km away

Available Internet Speeds

Ofcom's latest figures show ultrafast broadband available in this area.

Ultrafast

19.53 mbps

Max upload

350 mbps

Max download

According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast Broadband is available in the area.

Max Upload

19.53 mbps

Max Download

350 mbps

Source: Ofcom (June 2026)

Risk of Flooding

Environment Agency data suggests this area has a Very Low risk of flooding.

Very Low floodriskin this area

Local Flood RiskVery Low

Source: Environment Agency (2024)

Home Ownership Nearby

The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.

In the area around 5, Observatory Road, Blackburn, 49.5% of property is privately owned outright and 30.3% is privately owned with a mortgage.

The graph below shows how this compares to North West and the rest of England & Wales.

This area

North West

England & Wales

Owned (Outright)

Owned (Mortgage)

Shared ownership

Rented (Social)

Rented (Private)

Source: ONS Census (2021)

Education Levels in the Area

The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.

In the area around 5, Observatory Road, Blackburn, 11.9% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 22.1% as possessing degree level qualifications.

The graph below shows how this compares to North West and the rest of England & Wales.