Property market | £146,182 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Manchester (28.9 miles) | |
Broadband | 71.6mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 60.4% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 39.7% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 543 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 10 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Blackburn level) | |
Community | Median age is 36.5 | Population of 7,699 | Happiness is Below Average for Lancashire, Average for UK | |
Crime | 6.0 burglaries per 1k people (Blackburn with Darwen) | |
Commute (approx) | - Manchester Piccadilly (55 mins) - Leeds (75 mins) | |
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£146,182 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Manchester (28.9 miles) | |
71.6mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 36.5 | 7,699 | Happiness is Below Average for Lancashire, Average for UK | |
Ranked 543 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 10 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Blackburn level) | |
6.0 burglaries per 1k people (Blackburn with Darwen) | |
- Manchester Piccadilly (55 mins) - Leeds (75 mins) | |
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Bastwell has a good numbers of stores nearby to choose from, including: Aldi Wensley Fold Blackburn, Asda Blackburn Superstore, Farmfoods Blackburn, Lidl Central Blackburn Blackburn, Lidl Furthergate Works, M&S Blackburn, M&S Park Kay BP, Morrisons Blackburn, Morrisons Daily Blackburn Openshaw Drive, Tesco Blackburn Bank Top Express, Tesco Blackburn Roe Lee Express, Tesco Blackburn Superstore. There are many pubs and bars nearby, including: Adelphi Beer Engine, Audley W M C, Bar Ibiza, Blackburn Northern, Blackburn RUFC, Calypso Caribbean Restaurant, Nocturnal, Polish Catholic Mission in ... (see map below for more bars and associated links). Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, we found many nearby, including: Afrikana Kitchen Blackburn, Aromamore, Babs Breakfast Diner, Blackburn Buffets, Blackburn Foodbank, Blackburn Tenpin, Blackburn Youth Zone, B's Burger... (see map below for more). There are a few cafes and coffee shops nearby, including: Cafe Northcote, Costa Coffee, Courtyard Cafe, Easy Coffee, Exchange Coffee Company, Starbucks (Cathedral), Starbucks @ Frontier Park. Bastwell has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Bastwell has had a steep increase over the last few years but a recent decline. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £261,759, which is down -0.7% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £146,182 (down -5.1% on last year) , a terraced house £113,130 (down -6.4% on last year) and a flat £83,914. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £469 per month. Property prices in Bastwell are slightly lower than the average property prices across Lancashire and are much lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Bastwell, prices have decreased, while prices increased across the Lancashire region.
Property data is based on Blackburn with Darwen level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Bastwell, or click here to browse the longer list of Bastwell property transactions from 2023.
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Bastwell has a high number of nearby schools, so there is plenty of choice although there may also be a lot of competition for spaces too. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Islamiyah School, which was was rated as outstanding in 2018. There are 5 other outstanding schools nearby too. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
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School | Type | Outstanding? |
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St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | Yes - 2017 |
Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School | Secondary school Other independent school - Boys | Yes - 2017 |
Newfield School | Primary & Secondary Community special school - Mixed | Yes - 2014 |
Islamiyah School | Secondary school Other independent school - Girls | Yes - 2018 |
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School | Secondary school Free schools - Boys | Yes - 2014 |
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School | Primary & Secondary Free schools - Mixed | Yes - 2015 |
Audley Junior School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Longshaw Community Junior School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Daisyfield Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Lammack Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Roe Lee Park Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Audley Infant School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Cedars Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Brookhouse Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | No |
St Michael With St John CofE Primary School | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | No |
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
St Antony's RC Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Our Lady and St John Catholic College | Secondary school Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School | Primary Other independent school - Mixed | No |
Al Islah Girls' High School | Secondary school Other independent school - Girls | No |
Markazul Uloom | Secondary school Other independent school - Boys | No |
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | No |
St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
Pleckgate High School | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
Crosshill Special School | Secondary school Academy special converter - Mixed | No |
Blackburn Central High School | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Noorul Uloom | Secondary school Other independent school - Girls | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School Save school | Secondary school Free schools - Boys | 1: Outstanding (3/26/2014) | 24 submissions 96.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Blackburn |
St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (3/9/2017) | Ofsted Report Link | Blackburn | |
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (3/27/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Blackburn | |
Pleckgate High School Save school | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (1/30/2019) | 38 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Blackburn |
Roe Lee Park Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/22/2017) | Ofsted Report Link | Blackburn | |
Audley Infant School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (9/25/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Blackburn | |
Cedars Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/13/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Blackburn | |
Brookhouse Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/22/2011) | 18 submissions 94.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Blackburn |
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | 2: Good (9/19/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Blackburn | |
St Michael With St John CofE Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | 2: Good (9/20/2012) | 11 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Blackburn |
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (2/9/2022) | Ofsted Report Link | Blackburn | |
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (4/24/2013) | 21 submissions 91.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Blackburn |
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (7/8/2016) | Ofsted Report Link | Blackburn | |
St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (9/22/2021) | Ofsted Report Link | Blackburn | |
St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (5/3/2012) | 12 submissions 92.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Blackburn |
St Antony's RC Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (4/3/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Blackburn | |
Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (9/21/2017) | Ofsted Report Link | Blackburn | |
Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School Save school | Primary Other independent school - Mixed | 2: Good (14/03/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Blackburn | |
Al Islah Girls' High School Save school | Secondary school Other independent school - Girls | 2: Good (04/11/2021) | Ofsted Report Link | BLACKBURN | |
Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School Save school | Secondary school Other independent school - Boys | 2: Good (21/11/2019) | 21 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Blackburn |
School | Type |
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Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (3/26/2014) 24 submissions 96.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (3/9/2017) |
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (3/27/2013) |
Pleckgate High School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (1/30/2019) 38 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Roe Lee Park Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/22/2017) |
Audley Infant School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (9/25/2014) |
Cedars Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/13/2019) |
Brookhouse Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/22/2011) 18 submissions 94.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (9/19/2013) |
St Michael With St John CofE Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (9/20/2012) 11 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (2/9/2022) |
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (4/24/2013) 21 submissions 91.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (7/8/2016) |
St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (9/22/2021) |
St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (5/3/2012) 12 submissions 92.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
St Antony's RC Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (4/3/2019) |
Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (9/21/2017) |
Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (14/03/2019) |
Al Islah Girls' High School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (04/11/2021) |
Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (21/11/2019) 21 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Station | Distance from Bastwell | Commute options |
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Blackburn A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +10% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 69 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (85 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 119 mins - Northern Trains) View details |
Ramsgreave & Wilpshire A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +17% from the previous year. | 2 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 79 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 107 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 141 mins - Northern Trains) View details |
Mill Hill (Lancs) A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +29% from the previous year. | 2 miles |
- Leeds (1 change(s) - 101 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 107 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 135 mins - Northern Trains) View details |
Cherry Tree A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +38% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- Leeds (1 change(s) - 104 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 113 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 138 mins - Northern Trains) View details |
Rishton A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +11% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- Leeds (1 change(s) - 96 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 124 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 130 mins - Northern Trains) View details |
Darwen A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +31% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 55 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 107 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 133 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Blackburn with Darwen) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Blackburn with Darwen residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 60.4% | 81.7% |
Asian | 35.7% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 1.7% | 2.9% |
Other | 1.4% | 2.1% |
Black | 0.9% | 4.0% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Blackburn consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 11.3% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 8.2% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 6.5% | 543 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 14.3% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 5.1% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 12.7% | |
Routine occupations | 15.6% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 16.8% | 10 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 9.6% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Lancashire is average (67mbps). Bastwell is consistent with this, with average download speeds of 71.6mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Bastwell level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 71.6 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 100.0% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.0% |
Crime stats were found at the Blackburn with Darwen level:
Type | Blackburn with Darwen | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 101 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 6 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 8 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 0 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 43 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Bastwell.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Gtr Mancs Mersey and Ches | River Irwell | Upper Irwell catchment includes the Rivers Beal, Roch and Croal, Limey Water and their tributaries. Other locations which may be affected are around Farnworth, Whitefield, Little Lever, Radcliffe, Bury, Heywood, Whitworth and Bacup |
Cumbria and Lancashire | River Ribble, River Darwen | River Ribble from Samlesbury and the River Darwen from Darwen including Blackburn, Preston, Walton-Le-Dale, Pleasington and Higher Walton |
Cumbria and Lancashire | River Blakewater | Properties at risk of flooding from the River Blakewater in Blackburn from Cob Wall and Brookhouse to the town centre |
Cumbria and Lancashire | River Blakewater and Knuzden Brook | Properties at risk of flooding from the River Blakewater and Knuzden Brook in the Whitebirk Drive, Blakewater Road, Greenbank Road, Gorse Street, Gladstone Street and Stanley Street areas of Blackburn |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Bastwell, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £146,182 Detached: £261,759 | 101 | Primary: 24Secondary: 13 | 6.5% residents in higher managerial positions 16.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Clitheroe, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Low Crime Hot property market | Semi-detached: £273,093 Detached: £452,557 | 40 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 | 14.5% residents in higher managerial positions 5.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Lancaster, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £222,692 Detached: £362,841 | 78 | Primary: 13Secondary: 7 | 9.4% residents in higher managerial positions 8.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Penwortham, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £200,211 Detached: £327,899 | 89 | Primary: 16Secondary: 7 | 13.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.6% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Bastwell, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £146,182 Detached: £261,759 | 101 | Primary: 24Secondary: 13 |
Clitheroe, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Low Crime Hot property market | Semi-detached: £273,093 Detached: £452,557 | 40 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 |
Lancaster, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £222,692 Detached: £362,841 | 78 | Primary: 13Secondary: 7 |
Penwortham, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £200,211 Detached: £327,899 | 89 | Primary: 16Secondary: 7 |
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