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Bank Hey market report BB1 2, Blackburn

The standing BB1 2 (Bank Hey) property market report, rebuilt from the full public record every month. This page is built from the public record and nothing else: 3,379 completed sales registered with HM Land Registry in BB1 2 (Blackburn) since 1995, plus current ONS rental figures. There are no valuations, estimates or asking prices in it.

Covers registered sales to 2026 and ONS rents for May 2026. Refreshed monthly as new sales reach the register.

In short: a typical BB1 2 (Blackburn) home changed hands for £160,500 in 2026 (median of 30 registered sales, up 12% on five years earlier), with the mean at £168,700, and by floor area homes here have averaged about £1,750 per square metre over the last five years. Source: 3,379 completed sales on the HM Land Registry record since 1995, updated with each monthly release. No valuations, no asking prices.

A postcode sector like BB1 2 is a single group of streets within BB1 (Blackburn), the finest slice the public record supports. Fewer sales stand behind each figure than at district level, so the lines jump about more.

Where BB1 2 sits

Shaded by median price on the same scale as the average prices map. Click any shape to open it on the live map with every sale plotted at its address, or zoom in past street level to see the sold homes right here.

£160,500typical sale, 2026
£1,750/m²average price per m², last 5 years
+12%cash move in five years
30sales in the last 12 months
5.3%gross yield, estimated

What BB1 2 homes really sell for

The 2026 median for BB1 2 is £160,500, taken from 30 registered sales. The mean, which is what most sites call the "average house price", is £168,700, a little above it, the familiar pattern where pricier homes stretch the average.

BB1 2 prices by floor area

Measured by floor area, the last five years of BB1 2 sales average about £1,750 per square metre. Price per square metre is the fair way to compare a one-bed flat with a four-bed house, and it comes from the Energy Performance Certificate on each sold home.

England and Wales as a whole trade at a £285,000 median, leaving BB1 2 44% below the national figure.

A typical BB1 2 home, priced year by year (1995 to 2026)

One line records the median as paid; the other restates every year in today's money via ONS CPIH, the honest measure of getting dearer. Hover for year figures, click the legend to isolate a line.

Price at the timeIn today's money (CPIH)
£50k£100k£150k£200k1995200020052010201520202026 1995: £31,800 at the time · £69,128 in today's money · 76 sales1996: £39,000 at the time · £82,249 in today's money · 114 sales1997: £39,000 at the time · £79,981 in today's money · 131 sales1998: £35,400 at the time · £71,457 in today's money · 108 sales1999: £34,000 at the time · £67,760 in today's money · 97 sales2000: £40,200 at the time · £78,893 in today's money · 128 sales2001: £47,500 at the time · £91,316 in today's money · 114 sales2002: £55,000 at the time · £103,482 in today's money · 174 sales2003: £65,500 at the time · £120,667 in today's money · 181 sales2004: £85,000 at the time · £154,377 in today's money · 197 sales2005: £87,500 at the time · £155,715 in today's money · 170 sales2006: £95,000 at the time · £164,908 in today's money · 192 sales2007: £105,000 at the time · £178,109 in today's money · 158 sales2008: £95,000 at the time · £155,725 in today's money · 69 sales2009: £97,500 at the time · £156,732 in today's money · 75 sales2010: £96,500 at the time · £151,337 in today's money · 64 sales2011: £101,500 at the time · £153,226 in today's money · 58 sales2012: £85,000 at the time · £125,109 in today's money · 51 sales2013: £82,000 at the time · £117,990 in today's money · 69 sales2014: £95,000 at the time · £134,774 in today's money · 76 sales2015: £90,000 at the time · £127,170 in today's money · 85 sales2016: £90,200 at the time · £126,191 in today's money · 78 sales2017: £98,000 at the time · £133,662 in today's money · 85 sales2018: £105,800 at the time · £141,033 in today's money · 84 sales2019: £107,500 at the time · £140,907 in today's money · 92 sales2020: £125,000 at the time · £162,190 in today's money · 91 sales2021: £143,800 at the time · £182,069 in today's money · 142 sales2022: £130,000 at the time · £152,440 in today's money · 107 sales2023: £140,000 at the time · £153,826 in today's money · 97 sales2024: £133,500 at the time · £141,938 in today's money · 96 sales2025: £140,000 at the time · £143,348 in today's money · 90 sales2026: £160,500 at the time · £160,500 in today's money · 30 sales
See this chart as a table
YearMedian (cash)Median (today's £)Sales
2026£160,500£160,50030
2025£140,000£143,34890
2024£133,500£141,93896
2023£140,000£153,82697
2022£130,000£152,440107
2021£143,800£182,069142
2020£125,000£162,19091
2019£107,500£140,90792
2018£105,800£141,03384
2017£98,000£133,66285
2016£90,200£126,19178
2015£90,000£127,17085
2014£95,000£134,77476
2013£82,000£117,99069
2012£85,000£125,10951
2011£101,500£153,22658
2010£96,500£151,33764
2009£97,500£156,73275
2008£95,000£155,72569
2007£105,000£178,109158
2006£95,000£164,908192
2005£87,500£155,715170
2004£85,000£154,377197
2003£65,500£120,667181
2002£55,000£103,482174
2001£47,500£91,316114
2000£40,200£78,893128
1999£34,000£67,76097
1998£35,400£71,457108
1997£39,000£79,981131
1996£39,000£82,249114
1995£31,800£69,12876

In cash terms the typical BB1 2 home went from £31,800 in 1995 to £160,500 in 2026, roughly 5 times the price. Even after inflation that is a real rise of about 132%: homes here genuinely became dearer, not merely more expensive on paper. The real-terms peak came in 2021, and today's median remains roughly 12% under it: a 2021 buyer is still waiting to get that price back in today's money.

Year-on-year change in the BB1 2 median

Each bar is the change on the year before, in cash. The zero line is the boundary between rising and falling.

+50% -20% 0% 1996 · +22.6% on the year before1997 · +0.0% on the year before1998 · −9.2% on the year before1999 · −4.0% on the year before2000 · +18.2% on the year before2001 · +18.2% on the year before2002 · +15.8% on the year before2003 · +19.1% on the year before2004 · +29.8% on the year before2005 · +2.9% on the year before2006 · +8.6% on the year before2007 · +10.5% on the year before2008 · −9.5% on the year before2009 · +2.6% on the year before2010 · −1.0% on the year before2011 · +5.2% on the year before2012 · −16.3% on the year before2013 · −3.5% on the year before2014 · +15.9% on the year before2015 · −5.3% on the year before2016 · +0.2% on the year before2017 · +8.6% on the year before2018 · +8.0% on the year before2019 · +1.6% on the year before2020 · +16.3% on the year before2021 · +15.0% on the year before2022 · −9.6% on the year before2023 · +7.7% on the year before2024 · −4.6% on the year before2025 · +4.9% on the year before2026 · +14.6% on the year before200020052010201520202026

The strongest year on record here is 2004 (+29.8% on the year before); the weakest, 2012 (−16.3%). Single-year swings like these are why the annualised table below matters more than any one year's headline.

What BB1 2 has returned, per year

PeriodCash, per yearReal terms, per year
1 years (since 2025)+14.6%+12.0%
5 years (since 2021)+2.2%−2.5%
10 years (since 2016)+5.9%+2.4%
20 years (since 2006)+2.7%−0.1%

Each row is compound annual growth of the median; ONS CPIH supplies the real-terms deflator. Annualising irons out the cycle, which the chart above shows in full, and past growth records what happened rather than predicting anything.

Transaction volumes

The year-by-year sales count

Recorded sales per year. The dip after 2008 is the financial crisis; the last bar is still filling in as recent sales get registered.

50100150200 1995: 76 sales1996: 114 sales1997: 131 sales1998: 108 sales1999: 97 sales2000: 128 sales2001: 114 sales2002: 174 sales2003: 181 sales2004: 197 sales2005: 170 sales2006: 192 sales2007: 158 sales2008: 69 sales2009: 75 sales2010: 64 sales2011: 58 sales2012: 51 sales2013: 69 sales2014: 76 sales2015: 85 sales2016: 78 sales2017: 85 sales2018: 84 sales2019: 92 sales2020: 91 sales2021: 142 sales2022: 107 sales2023: 97 sales2024: 96 sales2025: 90 sales2026: 30 sales1995200020052010201520202026

The register shows 30 BB1 2 sales across the most recent twelve months of data. Like most of England and Wales, turnover never fully recovered from 2008: the market here averaged 164 sales a year before the financial crisis and 84 a year over the last five. Price without volume misleads: a median built on few sales jumps around, and one street can tilt it. Keep in mind too that the latest year is still filling in, since sales reach the register weeks or months after completion.

What kind of market BB1 2 is

This is a thin market: 30 sales in the last twelve months of data. With that few transactions, one street selling well (or one block of cheap transfers) can move the median, so read the year lines as a range rather than a verdict. Expect volatility in the annual figures: swings past ten per cent show up repeatedly above, and they usually reflect the mix of homes sold in a given year rather than genuine repricing.

Rents around BB1 2

The local authority for BB1 2 is Blackburn with Darwen, and its ONS average private rent currently stands at £711 a month (May 2026 figures). Size sets most of the rent: one-beds average £532 a month here against £1,111 for four or more bedrooms.

Average monthly rent by size, Blackburn with Darwen

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, May 2026.

1 bed: £532 a month£5321 bed2 bed: £659 a month£6592 bed3 bed: £778 a month£7783 bed4+ bed: £1,111 a month£1,1114+ bed

Set against the £160,500 median sold price, £711 a month is £8,532 a year, a gross yield of 5.3%: gross, before letting costs, voids, maintenance and tax, so a ceiling rather than a promise. Rents are published at local-authority level, so nearby districts in the same authority share these figures.

What people ask about BB1 2 (Bank Hey)

Is BB1 2 (Bank Hey) a good place to buy a house?
BB1 2 (Bank Hey) sold prices are up 12% over five years. This report weighs growth, affordability and volume against neighbouring areas using only recorded sales.
How much did a house sell for in BB1 2 (Bank Hey)?
Land Registry recorded 30 sales in BB1 2 (Bank Hey) in 2026, with a median sold price of £160,500. Every one is free to view at its exact address on the HomesIndex map.
Are property prices falling in BB1 2 (Bank Hey)?
In BB1 2 (Bank Hey) the median moved up 15% year on year; over five years it is up 12%. The full year-by-year table since 1995 is on this page.

What happens to BB1 2 prices now?

That question has no honest answer, only evidence. The evidence: the median is up 12% over five years in cash but down 12% after inflation. Weigh the volume chart alongside the price one before deciding anything, and bear in mind every figure is a completed sale that reached the register weeks after completion.

What you could buy in BB1 now

The live side of the market holds 71 homes at the moment, listed by 6 agents publishing to HomesIndex.

These cover the whole BB1 district, not just BB1 2: live asking prices are collected per district.

£159,950Typical asking price now (BB1 district)
13 below what sold nearby26 in line with nearby sales19 above nearby sales8 well above nearby sales

20% of what is on the market here is asking below what comparable homes actually sold for. Each listing is compared with recent recorded sales of similar homes nearby.

The "under comparable sales" label measures each asking price against real nearby sales of similar homes: an opening position for a conversation rather than a valuation. The home itself still needs looking at.

See every BB1 home for sale on the map →

Refreshed every Monday and Thursday from agents' own feeds to HomesIndex, so a sample of the market rather than all of it. An asking price remains an ask, not a sale.

Bedroom by bedroom: BB prices by size

What homes of each size actually sold for across the BB area, from the Land Registry record. The jump between sizes is local: in some areas a third bedroom adds a quarter to the price, in others nearly four fifths, so a national rule of thumb will mislead you here.

Type1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5 bed
Detached£225,000£309,995 (+38%)£460,000 (+48%)£670,000 (+46%)
Semi-detached£149,975£175,000 (+17%)£215,000 (+23%)£290,000 (+35%)£383,750 (+32%)
Terraced£97,500£100,000 (+3%)£129,950 (+30%)£170,000 (+31%)£230,000 (+35%)
Flat£90,200£125,000 (+39%)£170,000 (+36%)

Four years of recorded sales, split by built form and bedroom count. The register does not state bedrooms, so sizes come from each home's EPC record and a few homes will land one size out. Where too few homes exist to say anything meaningful, the cell is blank.

The risers and the fallers

The spread across the BB area is the point: the same five years treated these districts very differently.

Other sectors in BB1

Prices can differ sharply between two sectors a few minutes' walk apart. The rest of BB1, each linking to its own report:

SectorMedian (latest)Sales that year
BB1 1£132,50023
BB1 3£155,00015
BB1 4£129,00034
BB1 5£136,20016
BB1 6£170,0004
BB1 7£132,5006
BB1 8£195,00034
BB1 9£215,00053

Zoom out to the full BB1 district report for the type split, monthly volumes and how BB1 compares with its neighbours.

Thinking of selling in BB1 2? Get a rough value first

The sold record beats any estimate as a starting point. Before a house valuation or flat valuation in BB1 2, open the average prices map and zoom from the BB1 2 shading down to the sold homes on your own street. Every recorded BB1 2 sale is on this page; the same Land Registry record is what agents price from, and it is now in your hands.

Estate agents working BB1 2: the featured spot on this report is free for founding agents, one per district. Claim BB1 2.

Keep digging

Answers come from the same Land Registry data behind this report, and the AI knows you are asking about BB1 2. Free, with a one click sign in.

Two maps carry on from here: every BB1 2 sale at its exact address, and the average prices map from area shading down to single homes. The report tool answers a specific question in writing, and each sale's mortgage and rent calculator prices a real purchase.

Method, briefly: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown copyright, OGL v3.0) supplies every sale, geocoded to address level; CPIH from the ONS restates prices in today's money; ONS local-authority figures supply the rents. Medians of real sales, not valuations. No part of this page is financial advice.