Property market | £201,852 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Manchester (23.2 miles) | |
Broadband | 62.4mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 92.4% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 7.6% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 282 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 265 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Rossendale and Darwen level) | |
Community | Median age is 42.5 | Happiness is Above Average for Lancashire, Average for UK | |
Crime | 5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Rossendale) | |
Commute (approx) | - Manchester Piccadilly (51 mins) - Leeds (53 mins) - York (88 mins) | |
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£201,852 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Manchester (23.2 miles) | |
62.4mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 42.5 | Happiness is Above Average for Lancashire, Average for UK | |
Ranked 282 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 265 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Rossendale and Darwen level) | |
5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Rossendale) | |
- Manchester Piccadilly (51 mins) - Leeds (53 mins) - York (88 mins) | |
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Britannia has one main store nearby, Morrisons Newline Bacup. Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, there are a few nearby, including: 1832 Barista, Nellie's, The Pamper House, Yano Cha. There are a few cafes and coffee shops nearby, including: Hot To Trot Coffee Company, Ninja Coffee ( CE58 CMV), Ninja Coffee ( OV54 NWG). Britannia has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Britannia 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 £321,194, which is up 2.1% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £201,852 (up 1.3% on last year) , a terraced house £149,513 (up 0.5% on last year) and a flat £125,899. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £486 per month. Property prices in Britannia are similar to the average property prices across Lancashire and are slightly lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Britannia, prices have risen a little quicker than the annual average price change seen across the Lancashire region.
Property data is based on Rossendale 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 Britannia, or click here to browse the longer list of Britannia property transactions from 2023.
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Britannia has a healthy number of schools nearby to choose from. We did not find any secondary schools, but there are some primary school options, including St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (Academy) which is a primary school based in Tong Lane, Bacup. 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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Britannia Community Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Sharneyford Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Bacup Thorn Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
St John with St Michael Church of England Primary School, Shawforth | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Bacup Thorn Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (6/13/2008) | Ofsted Report Link | Bacup | |
Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (10/19/2011) | Ofsted Report Link | Rochdale | |
Sharneyford Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (4/24/2014) | 22 submissions 91.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Bacup |
Britannia Community Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (1/18/2017) | 49 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Bacup |
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (10/3/2018) | Ofsted Report Link | Bacup | |
Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/7/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Bacup | |
St John with St Michael Church of England Primary School, Shawforth Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | Rochdale |
School | Type |
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Bacup Thorn Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (6/13/2008) |
Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (10/19/2011) |
Sharneyford Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (4/24/2014) 22 submissions 91.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Britannia Community Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (1/18/2017) 49 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (10/3/2018) |
Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/7/2019) |
St John with St Michael Church of England Primary School, Shawforth Ofsted report Save school | Primary |
Station | Distance from Britannia | Commute options |
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Walsden A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -15% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 54 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (60 mins - Northern Trains - £145 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 91 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
Todmorden A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +2% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Manchester Victoria (26 mins - Northern Rail - £188 monthly fare) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 51 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (57 mins - Northern Trains - £145 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 88 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 154 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details |
Littleborough A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +3% from the previous year. | 6 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 45 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (65 mins - Northern Trains - £203 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 95 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 146 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details |
Smithy Bridge A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +3% from the previous year. | 6 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 47 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (67 mins - Northern Trains - £215 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 98 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Rochdale A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed +5% from the previous year. | 7 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 42 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (71 mins - Northern Trains - £219 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 102 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 143 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details |
Burnley Manchester Road A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +14% from the previous year. | 9 miles |
- Leeds (68 mins - Northern Trains - £223 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 101 mins - Northern Trains - £354 monthly fare) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Rossendale) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Rossendale residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 92.4% | 81.7% |
Asian | 5.5% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 1.5% | 2.9% |
Other | 0.4% | 2.1% |
Black | 0.2% | 4.0% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Rossendale and Darwen 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 | 12.3% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 10.9% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 11.3% | 282 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 20.9% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 6.0% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 11.8% | |
Routine occupations | 13.3% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 8.0% | 265 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 5.5% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Lancashire is average (67mbps). Britannia is consistent with this, with average download speeds of 62.4mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Rossendale and Darwen level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 62.4 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 94.8% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.5% |
Crime stats were found at the Rossendale level:
Type | Rossendale | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 71 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 5 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 5 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 0 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 32 | 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 Britannia.
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 |
Gtr Mancs Mersey and Ches | River Irwell | Areas at risk include Burnley Road around Bacup Leisure Hall to St James Square, along Market St, Henrietta St and Park Rd Industrial Estates. Also properties around the Library and St James Street to Lumb Scar, Beech Industrial Estate and Vale Street |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Britannia, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £201,852 Detached: £321,194 | 71 | Primary: 7Secondary: | 11.3% residents in higher managerial positions 8.0% 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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Britannia, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £201,852 Detached: £321,194 | 71 | Primary: 7Secondary: |
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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