Benson Street in the town of BLACKBURN
About Benson Street
Benson Street is a street located in the town of Blackburn. It uses the postcode BB1 5PP. The street has a length of approximately 116 metres.
The street is publicly maintained which means that the road is adopted and Blackburn with Darwen is responsible for the repair and upkeep of the highway.
The street is located within the Blackburn with Darwen (B) Council's jurisdiction. They provide various services, like refuse collection, and manage council tax collection. It's situated in the North West region of the UK.
The road has been assigned the Unique Street Reference Number of 2900941 in the National Street Gazetteer.
It is located within the county of Lancashire, situated in the North West region of the UK. It's 184.98 miles North West from central London., 21.43 miles North West from Manchester, 24.06 miles South East from Lancaster and 32.57 miles North East from Liverpool.
BENSON STREET is within the Post Town of BLACKBURN
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Map of Benson Street
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| Location Note | Central Point of Street - Not Actual Location | |
| MSOA Info | For MSOA E02002617 (Statistical Neighbourhood) | |
| Click Hint | Click on a Circle for a detailed breakdown below map. | |
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| Distance Info | Green Circle = 10 Minutes Walk (800 metres) | |
Street Crime Data accessed from data.police.uk on 06/10/2024.
Budget Friendly Hotels near Benson Street
| Budget Hotel Name | Distance (miles) |
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1: Name:Premier Inn Blackburn South M65 J4 Address: Off Eccleshill Road Telephone: Visit Hotel Page |
2.95 |
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2: Name:Travelodge Blackburn M65 Address: Darwen Motorway Service Area, Commercial Rd, M65 Motorway, Blackburn with Darwen, Darwen, BB3 0AT Telephone: 0871 984 6122 Visit Hotel Page |
3.34 |
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3: Name:Premier Inn Preston East Address: Bluebell Way Telephone: Visit Hotel Page |
8.22 |
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4: Name:Travelodge Preston Chorley Address: 472 Preston Rd, Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7JD Telephone: 0871 984 6172 Visit Hotel Page |
8.22 |
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5: Name:Holiday Inn Express Preston South Address: Reedfield Place, Walton Summit Telephone: Visit Hotel Page |
8.32 |
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House Sales
| Year | High | Low | Average | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £98,000 | £80,000 | £89,000 | 2 |
| 2017 | £87,500 | £87,500 | £87,500 | 1 |
| 2018 | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 | 1 |
| 2019 | £75,000 | £92,000 | £83,500 | 2 |
| 2021 | £450,000 | £748,000 | £599,000 | 2 |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2024. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Nearby Estate Agents
| Name | Address | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Lea, Hough & Co | Oakshaw House, 2 Capricorn Park, Blakewater Road, Blackburn, BB1 5QR | Visit Website |
| Mayets Sales & Lettings | 82 London Road, Blackburn,BB1 7LR | Visit Website |
| Curtis Law Estate Agents Limited | 26a Limbrick, Blackburn, BB1 8AA | Visit Website |
| Mortimers Chartered Surveyors | 82 King William Street, Blackburn, BB1 7DT | |
| Your Move | 64 King William Street, Blackburn, BB1 7DT | Visit Website |
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| Police Force: Lancashire |
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Location Details
| Benson Street | |
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| Latitude | 53.760384 |
| Longitude | -2.463709 |
| OS Easting (X): | 369432 |
| OS Northing (Y): | 429460 |
| OS Grid Reference: | SD694295 |
Roads that have a Junction with Benson Street
| Street | Junction Type |
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| Whalley Old Road | junction |
| Broadfold Avenue | junction |
| Greenhead Avenue | junction |
Sunset and Sunrise times
| Sunrise | 07:33 |
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| Sunset | 16:14 |
Latest Weather Conditions
| Observed at Weather Station: | Stonyhurst 14 November 2024 at 19:00 (6.19 miles away) |
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| Current Weather: | Clear night |
| Temperature and Humidity: | 6.1°C (96.0%) |
| Wind Direction and Speed: | (0 mph) |
Population Statistics
| ONS Area Code | E00063561 |
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| ONS Area Name | Pakistani Communities |
| Average Age | 30.01 |
| Area Population | 1681.00 |
| Male Population | 856.00 (51%) |
| Female Population | 825.00 (49%) |
| Benefit Claimants | 36 (2%) |
| LSOA Code: | E01012606 |
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| LSOA Name: | Blackburn with Darwen 003E |
| SOA Code: | 7b |
| SOA Name: | |
| MSOA Code: | E02002617 |
| MSOA Name: | Blackburn with Darwen 003 |
Nearest Supermarkets
| Tesco Blackburn Superstore |
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| Hill St, Blackburn, BB1 3HF |
| 0345 677 9059 |
| Distance: 0.66 Miles |
| Directions to Tesco Blackburn Superstore |
| Iceland Hyndburn Food Warehouse |
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| UNIT 6B THE PEEL CENTRE, HYNDBURN, , BB1 3HT |
| 01254699554 |
| Distance: 0.74 Miles |
| Directions to Iceland Hyndburn Food Warehouse |
| Tesco Blackburn Roe Lee Express |
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| 3 Roe Lee Retail Centre, Whalley New Rd, Blackburn, BB1 9AX |
| 0345 675 7088 |
| Distance: 0.85 Miles |
| Directions to Tesco Blackburn Roe Lee Express |
| Morrisons Blackburn |
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| Railway Road, Blackburn BB1 5BE |
| 01254 682321 |
| Distance: 1 Miles |
| Directions to Morrisons Blackburn |
Telephone Information
| Area Code |
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| Area Code: 01254 - Blackburn |
| Area Code: 01200 - Clitheroe |
| Area Code: 01282 - Burnley |
Broadband Information
| Speed | Average Speed | Median Speed | Maximum Speed | Next-generation access (NGA) | Number of Connections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater than 2 Mbps | 7.4 | 6.4 | 20 | Y | 7 |
Local Government
| Local Council Details |
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| Within the area of Blackburn with Darwen |
| Visit the Council's Website |
| King William Street, Town Hall, Blackburn, Lancashire &BB1 7DY |
| Send email |
| Telephone Number: 01254 585 585 |
| Local Member of Parliament |
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| Within the Westminster Parliamentary Constituency of Blackburn |
| The Member of Parliament is Adnan Hussain |
| Details for the MP Adnan Hussain on parliament.uk |
| Details for the MP Adnan Hussain on theyworkforyou.com |
| In the 2024 General Election Adnan Hussain won with a majority of 132 the result was Ind gain from Lab. The total electorate was 73,263 |
| Wards, Parish Councils and County Councils |
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| Ward: Little Harwood & Whitebirk Ward |
| Parish: Unparished area |
| Ceremonial County: Lancashire |
Nearest Schools
England Primary Schools
Knuzden St Oswald's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
Address: Knuzden St Oswald's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Mount St James, Stanhill Road, Knuzden, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 2DR
Distance: 1.64 miles
Contact:
Intack Primary School
Address: Intack Primary School, Whitebirk Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 3HY
Distance: 0.98 miles
Contact: 0125452815
Shadsworth Infant School
Address: Shadsworth Infant School, Rothesay Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 2EL
Distance: 1.37 miles
Contact: 01254698002
Audley Infant School
Address: Audley Infant School, Queens Park Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 1SE
Distance: 1.29 miles
Contact: 0125452065
Audley Junior School
Address: Audley Junior School, Queen's Park Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 1SE
Distance: 1.29 miles
Contact: 01254264294
Cedars Primary School
Address: Cedars Primary School, St. James's Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 8HQ
Distance: 0.45 miles
Contact: 01254261609
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
Address: Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School, Newton Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 1NE
Distance: 0.90 miles
Contact: 0125454706
Brookhouse Primary School
Address: Brookhouse Primary School, Troy Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 6NY
Distance: 0.50 miles
Contact: 01254666050
Daisyfield Primary School
Address: Daisyfield Primary School, Clinton Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 5LB
Distance: 0.32 miles
Contact: 0125452108
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
Address: St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Withers Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 1DF
Distance: 1.07 miles
Contact: 01254291250
St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Address: St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn, Bennington Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 3HP
Distance: 1.47 miles
Contact: 01254698301
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
Address: St Stephen's Church of England Primary School, Robinson Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 5PE
Distance: 0.09 miles
Contact: 01254277350
St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Address: St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn, Trinity Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 5BN
Distance: 0.75 miles
Contact: 0125457582
St Michael With St John CofE Primary School
Address: St Michael With St John CofE Primary School, Swallow Drive, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 6LE
Distance: 0.81 miles
Contact: 01254665190
St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Address: St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn, Feilden Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 1LQ
Distance: 1.29 miles
Contact: 01254580462
St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Address: St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Oakenhurst Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 1SN
Distance: 1.54 miles
Contact: 01254698413
Roe Lee Park Primary School
Address: Roe Lee Park Primary School, Emerald Avenue, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 9RP
Distance: 0.85 miles
Contact: 0125456297
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn
Address: St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn, Earl Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 8EG
Distance: 0.89 miles
Contact: 01254698335
Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Address: Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn, Wilworth Crescent, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 8QN
Distance: 1.09 miles
Contact: 01254249892
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School
Address: St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School, Wilworth Crescent, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 8QN
Distance: 1.09 miles
Contact: 01254249462
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Address: Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn, Lynwood Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 6HQ
Distance: 1.69 miles
Contact: 0125454851
St Silas's CofE Primary School
Address: St Silas's CofE Primary School, St Silas Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 6JP
Distance: 1.75 miles
Contact:
Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy
Address: Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy, Manor Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 6LX
Distance: 1.94 miles
Contact: 01254667449
Wensley Fold (VC) Church of England Primary School
Address: Wensley Fold (VC) Church of England Primary School, Manor Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 6LX
Distance: 1.94 miles
Contact:
Lammack Primary School
Address: Lammack Primary School, Lammack Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 8LH
Distance: 1.43 miles
Contact: 01254698584
England Secondary Schools
Blackburn Central High School
Address: Blackburn Central High School, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 3HJ
Distance: 1.58 miles
Contact:
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Address: Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School, Sumner Street, Blackburn, BB2 2LD
Distance: 1.58 miles
Contact: 01254918670
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Address: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, West Park Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 6DF
Distance: 1.40 miles
Contact: 01254686300
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Address: St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy, Duckworth Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 2JR
Distance: 1.76 miles
Contact: 01254604000
Pleckgate High School
Address: Pleckgate High School, Pleckgate Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 8QA
Distance: 1.07 miles
Contact: 01254249134
Pleckgate High School Mathematics and Computing College
Address: Pleckgate High School Mathematics and Computing College, Pleckgate Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 8QA
Distance: 1.07 miles
Contact:
England Higher Schools
Blackburn College
Address: Blackburn College, Blackburn College, Harrison Centre, Feilden Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 1LH
Distance: 1.34 miles
Contact: 0125455144
Nearest Hospitals
| Royal Blackburn Hospital |
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| Address: Haslingden Road, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH, |
| NHS Sector |
| East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Telephone: 01254 263555 |
| Visit Hospital Website |
| Distance: 2.76 (miles) |
| Directions from to Royal Blackburn Hospital |
| BMI The Beardwood Hospital |
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| Address: Preston New Road, Blackburn, BB2 7AE, |
| Independent Sector |
| BMI Healthcare |
| Telephone: 01254 507607 |
| Visit Hospital Website |
| Distance: 3.3 (miles) |
| Directions from to BMI The Beardwood Hospital |
| Accrington Victoria Hospital |
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| Address: Accrington Victoria Community Hospital, Haywood Road, Accrington, BB5 6AS, |
| NHS Sector |
| East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Telephone: 01254 359003 |
| Visit Hospital Website |
| Distance: 6.36 (miles) |
| Directions from to Accrington Victoria Hospital |
Nearest Dentists
Dentists
DRAKES DENTAL CARE
Address: 334 WHALLEY RANGE, BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE, BB1 6NN
Distance: 0.41 miles
Contact: :
85 91 ACCRINGTON ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY)
Address: 85-91 ACCRINGTON ROAD, BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE, BB1 2AF
Distance: 0.91 miles
Contact: :
128-130 ACCRINGTON ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY)
Address: 128-130 ACCRINGTON ROAD, BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE, BB1 2AE
Distance: 0.94 miles
Contact: :
BLACKBURN PRACTICE LTD
Address: 61-62 JAMES STREET, BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE, BB1 6BE
Distance: 0.99 miles
Contact: :
BLACKBURN ORTHODONTIC CENTRE
Address: 19 RICHMOND TERRACE, BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE, BB1 7BL
Distance: 1.07 miles
Contact: :
DENTAL SURGERY
Address: 21 RICHMOND TERRACE, BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE, BB1 7BL
Distance: 1.07 miles
Contact: :
Nearest GP Surgeries
Doctors
LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE
Address: PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE, BB1 6PH
Distance: 0.19 miles
Contact: tel: 01254 617521
BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE
Address: 367 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9SR
Distance: 0.52 miles
Contact: tel: 01254 360158
SHIFA SURGERY
Address: BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE, BB1 6DY
Distance: 0.55 miles
Contact: tel: 01254 617440
PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE
Address: PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER
Distance: 0.73 miles
Contact: tel: 01254 672132
DR MARSHALL'S CORNERSTONE PRACTICE
Address: LAMBETH STREET, BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE, BB1 1LZ
Distance: 0.92 miles
Contact: :
STEPPING STONE PRACTICE
Address: LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE, BB1 1XA
Distance: 0.93 miles
Contact: tel: 01254 617411
Nearest Dispensing Chemists
Pharmacies
COHENS CHEMIST
Address: 101 PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE, BB1 5PA
Distance: 0.17 miles
Contact: tel: 01254 52361
BASTWELL PHARMACY
Address: 75 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE, BB1 6JY
Distance: 0.40 miles
Contact: tel: 01254 54461
COHENS CHEMIST
Address: 371 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE, BB1 9SP
Distance: 0.69 miles
Contact: tel: 01254 51495
WHALLEY RANGE COHENS
Address: 63 WHALLEY RANGE, BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE, BB1 6EA
Distance: 0.75 miles
Contact: tel: 01254 665941
WHALLEY RANGE PHARMACY
Address: 1 WHALLEY RANGE, BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE, BB1 6DX
Distance: 0.81 miles
Contact: tel: 01254 54988
GELOO BROTHERS LTD
Address: CLEAVER STREET, BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE, BB1 5DG
Distance: 0.82 miles
Contact: tel: 01254 582144
Nearest Opticians
Opticians
Transport
Nearest Rail Stations
Blackburn Station is 1.15 miles away.
Address: Blackburn station, Railway Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 1EX
Blackburn is situated on the East Lancashire line|Ribble Valley line and is managed by Northern.
Blackburn Station is staffed on a full time basis.
Ramsgreave & Wilpshire Station is 1.49 miles away.
Address: Ramsgreave & Wilpshire station, Ramsgreave Road, Wilpshire, Lancashire, BB1 9BP
Ramsgreave & Wilpshire is situated on the Ribble Valley line and is managed by Northern.
Ramsgreave & Wilpshire Station is an unstaffed station.