BB5 house prices, schools and flood risk.

677 homes sold in BB5 in the last 12 months at a median of £145,000, up 11.1% on the year before. Detached homes typically sold for £269,000, flats for £94,750.

Covers Altham, Barnfield, Baxenden, Central, Church, Clayton-le-Moors, Haslingden, Huncoat.

Median sold price

£145k

Last 12 months

Change on year

+11.1%

From £131k

Homes sold

677

Last 12 months

New builds

0%

Of recent sales

Prices

What homes sell for in BB5

Detached

£269k

84 sales

Semi-detached

£190k

198 sales

Terraced

£115k

385 sales

Flat

£95k

10 sales

Median sold price by year

All home types

£95k£118k£140k201620182020202220242026
Median sold price by year in BB5
2016£100k (925 sales)
2017£100k (952 sales)
2018£95k (807 sales)
2019£102k (888 sales)
2020£106k (830 sales)
2021£124k (1057 sales)
2022£130k (990 sales)
2023£123k (749 sales)
2024£130k (791 sales)
2025£140k (874 sales)
2026£140k (419 sales, year so far)

HM Land Registry price paid data, standard sales only, to September 2026. Sales take a few weeks to be registered.

Streets

Where prices are highest and lowest

Median sold price over five years, streets with four or more sales.

Highest

Wooley LaneBB5 2EA · Mostly detached
£467,5004 sales
Back LaneBB5 2RE · Mostly detached
£398,7504 sales
Partridge DriveBB5 2RL · Mostly detached
£372,5004 sales
Hollins LaneBB5 2LB · Mixed homes
£320,00025 sales
Newton DriveBB5 2JT · Mostly detached
£301,0005 sales

Most affordable

Edmund StreetBB5 2HJ · Mostly terraced
£46,5005 sales
Major StreetBB5 0PN · Mostly terraced
£55,0005 sales
Hood StreetBB5 1BW · Mostly terraced
£55,5006 sales
Wilfred StreetBB5 2HY · Mostly terraced
£56,0007 sales
Sharples StreetBB5 0HQ · Mostly terraced
£57,50016 sales

Sold recently

Latest recorded sales

84 Plantation StreetBB5 6RT · Semi-detached · 112 m² · 4 rooms · 25 Sept 2026
£189,950£1,700/m²
9 Haywood RoadBB5 6AT · Terraced · 104 m² · 5 rooms · 23 Sept 2026
£130,000£1,250/m²
7 Blossom AvenueBB5 0FD · Detached · 98 m² · 6 rooms · 18 Sept 2026
£250,000£2,550/m²
1 The CooperageBB5 3LB · Terraced · 73 m² · 4 rooms · 18 Sept 2026
£150,000£2,050/m²
5 Milton StreetBB5 3LZ · Terraced · 60 m² · 3 rooms · 18 Sept 2026
£64,000£1,070/m²
42 Stanhill LaneBB5 4QF · Terraced · 84 m² · 5 rooms · 18 Sept 2026
£157,000£1,870/m²
48 Duke StreetBB5 5NQ · Terraced · 70 m² · 4 rooms · 18 Sept 2026
£171,000£2,440/m²
47 Cranbourne DriveBB5 4DH · Semi-detached · 96 m² · 5 rooms · 17 Sept 2026
£203,000£2,110/m²

Floor area and rooms from each home's energy certificate. Rooms counts bedrooms and living rooms, not kitchens or bathrooms.

Living here

Schools, crime and flood risk

Schools within 2 miles

Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 0.5 mi from the BB5 centre
Good
Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 0.8 mi from the BB5 centre
Good
Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 0.8 mi from the BB5 centre
Inadequate
St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary · 0.9 mi from the BB5 centre
Inadequate
St Anne's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, AccringtonPrimary · 0.9 mi from the BB5 centre
Requires improvement
Rhyddings Business and Enterprise SchoolSecondary · 1.0 mi from the BB5 centre
Requires improvement
The HollinsSecondary · 1.4 mi from the BB5 centre
Good
Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary SchoolPrimary · 1.4 mi from the BB5 centre
Good

Latest Ofsted ratings. Schools inspected since late 2025 show their report-card Achievement grade.

Crime

Above average

Reported in August 2026

538

Within a mile of the district centre

Violence
201
Anti-social behaviour
88
Shoplifting
51
Other theft
39

data.police.uk, compared with the England average for a one-mile area.

Flood warning areas

The Environment Agency issues flood alerts for these areas in and around BB5. Being near one doesn't mean a home floods; check the exact address.

River Calder in east Lancashire
Upper River Irwell catchment with Oldham, Bolton, Rochdale, Haslingden, Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall
Upper River Ribble, Hodder
Rivers in Accrington and Oswaldtwistle

BB5 questions

What is the average house price in BB5?

The median sold price in BB5 over the last 12 months was £145,000, across 677 sales recorded by HM Land Registry. By type: detached £269,000, semi-detached £190,000, terraced £115,000, flat £94,750.

Are house prices in BB5 going up?

The median sold price was up 11.1% on the previous 12 months (£130,500). Medians move with the mix of homes sold, so treat one year's change as a signal, not a forecast.

What is the most expensive street in BB5?

Wooley Lane has the highest median sold price in BB5 over the last five years: £467,500 across 4 sales.

How do I know if a home in BB5 is fairly priced?

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