Property market | £144,253 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Manchester (27.0 miles) | |
Broadband | 68.8mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 82.7% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 17.4% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 484 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 95 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Hyndburn level) | |
Community | Median age is 39.8 | Happiness is Below Average for Lancashire, Average for UK | |
Crime | 6.0 burglaries per 1k people (Hyndburn) | |
Commute (approx) | - Manchester Piccadilly (55 mins) - Leeds (75 mins) | |
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£144,253 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Manchester (27.0 miles) | |
68.8mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 39.8 | Happiness is Below Average for Lancashire, Average for UK | |
Ranked 484 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 95 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Hyndburn level) | |
6.0 burglaries per 1k people (Hyndburn) | |
- Manchester Piccadilly (55 mins) - Leeds (75 mins) | |
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Brook Side has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Brook Side has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £227,211, which is down -3.7% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £144,253 (down -5.2% on last year) , a terraced house £102,949 (down -6.8% on last year) and a flat £70,992. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £451 per month. Property prices in Brook Side 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 Brook Side, prices have decreased, while prices increased across the Lancashire region.
Property data is based on Hyndburn 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% |
Brook Side has a few schools nearby to choose from. We did not find any secondary schools, but there are some primary school options, including Oswaldtwistle White Ash School, which was was rated as outstanding in 2015. 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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Oswaldtwistle White Ash School | Primary Community special school - Mixed | Yes - 2015 |
Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | No |
Knuzden St Oswald's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Belthorn Academy Primary School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Oswaldtwistle White Ash School Save school | Primary Community special school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (1/14/2015) | Ofsted Report Link | Accrington | |
Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (4/25/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Accrington | |
Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | 2: Good (2/4/2016) | Ofsted Report Link | Accrington | |
Knuzden St Oswald's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/16/2017) | Ofsted Report Link | Blackburn | |
Belthorn Academy Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (5/14/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Blackburn | |
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | Oswaldtwistle |
School | Type |
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Oswaldtwistle White Ash School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (1/14/2015) |
Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (4/25/2013) |
Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (2/4/2016) |
Knuzden St Oswald's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/16/2017) |
Belthorn Academy Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (5/14/2014) |
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary |
Station | Distance from Brook Side | Commute options |
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Church & Oswaldtwistle A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +32% from the previous year. | 2 miles |
- Leeds (1 change(s) - 93 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 127 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 128 mins - Northern Trains) View details |
Rishton A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +11% from the previous year. | 2 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 |
Accrington A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +10% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 74 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (77 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 110 mins - Northern Trains) View details |
Blackburn A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +10% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- 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. | 5 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 |
Langho A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +20% from the previous year. | 6 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 84 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 112 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 146 mins - Northern Trains) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Hyndburn) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Hyndburn residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 82.7% | 81.7% |
Asian | 15.1% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 1.3% | 2.9% |
Other | 0.7% | 2.1% |
Black | 0.3% | 4.0% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Hyndburn 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 | 11.4% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 9.9% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 7.6% | 484 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 17.3% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 6.6% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 14.0% | |
Routine occupations | 15.4% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 11.4% | 95 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 6.4% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Lancashire is average (67mbps). Brook Side is consistent with this, with average download speeds of 68.8mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Hyndburn level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 68.8 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 97.4% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.5% |
Crime stats were found at the Hyndburn level:
Type | Hyndburn | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 106 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 6 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 9 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 0 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 48 | 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 Brook Side.
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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Cumbria and Lancashire | River Calder | Rivers Calder, Brun, Don and Pendlewater, from Laneshaw Bridge to the river Ribble including Trawden, Burnley, Nelson, Colne, Accrington and Whalley |
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 Hyndburn, Pleck Brook, Antley Syke, Hyndburn Brook, Broad Oak Water, Woodnook Water, Tinker Brook, Lottice Brook, Whiteash Brook | River Hyndburn, Woodnook & Broad Oak Water, Antley Syke, Pleck, Hynburn, Tinker, Lottice and Whiteash Brooks in Accrington and Oswaldtwistle. Comprising Dunnyshop, Baxenden, Lower Fold, Peel Bank, Barnfield and Little Moor End |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Brook Side, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £144,253 Detached: £227,211 | 106 | Primary: 6Secondary: | 7.6% residents in higher managerial positions 11.4% 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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Brook Side, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £144,253 Detached: £227,211 | 106 | Primary: 6Secondary: |
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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