Bluebell Way, Accrington house prices are built from 117 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 2005 and the most recent on 22 May 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £189,950. Across the 20 years from 2006 to 2026 the median moved +46.0% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -18.0%.
Median price paid
£189,950
Change in cash, 2006–2026
+46.0%
Change in real terms
-18.0%
HM Land Registry117 salesLatest sale 22 May 2026
Section 01
How Bluebell Way, Accrington prices moved
The chart tracks the median Bluebell Way, Accrington house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 2005 to 2026. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | £181,475 | £330,594 |
| 2010s | 1 | £212,500 | £299,625 |
| 2020s | 3 | £245,000 | £250,326 |
The highest yearly median on record for Bluebell Way, Accrington is £265,000 in 2026; the lowest is £181,475 in 2006. Across the full 22-year record the cash median has moved from £184,950 to £265,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £336,924, so the real change over the whole record is -21.3% — about -1.14% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +46.0% in cash against -18.0% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 22 May 2026 | Detached | £218,000 | £218,000 |
| 25 | 22 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £181,200 | £181,200 |
| 48 | 24 Apr 2026 | Detached | £270,000 | £270,000 |
| 19 | 22 Apr 2026 | Detached | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 38 | 6 Mar 2026 | Detached | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 46 | 28 Jan 2025 | Detached | £280,000 | £286,087 |
| 32 | 2 Dec 2024 | Detached | £230,000 | £242,015 |
| 45 | 11 Oct 2024 | Detached | £270,000 | £284,104 |
| 61 | 24 Jun 2024 | Detached | £250,000 | £263,060 |
| 11 | 26 Jan 2024 | Detached | £235,000 | £247,276 |
| 21 | 23 Nov 2023 | Detached | £198,500 | £214,471 |
| 44 | 17 Nov 2023 | Detached | £267,500 | £289,023 |
| 32 | 5 Oct 2023 | Detached | £192,000 | £207,448 |
| 71 | 8 Aug 2023 | Semi-detached | £260,000 | £280,920 |
| 9 | 27 Jun 2023 | Detached | £218,000 | £235,540 |
| 34 | 31 Mar 2023 | Detached | £204,000 | £220,414 |
| 24 | 26 Jan 2023 | Detached | £205,000 | £221,494 |
| 41 | 12 Aug 2022 | Detached | £228,000 | £264,158 |
| 52 | 9 Dec 2021 | Detached | £249,950 | £315,797 |
| 71 | 9 Sep 2021 | Semi-detached | £245,000 | £309,543 |
| 59 | 28 Jun 2021 | Detached | £240,000 | £303,226 |
| 6 | 14 May 2021 | Detached | £282,500 | £356,922 |
| 56 | 26 Feb 2021 | Detached | £289,950 | £366,335 |
| 8 | 15 Feb 2021 | Detached | £215,000 | £271,640 |
| 69 | 12 Feb 2021 | Detached | £234,950 | £296,845 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Bluebell Way, Accrington values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 Bluebell Way | £167,995 (2005) | £218,000 (2026) | +1.2% | -1.6% |
| 25 Bluebell Way | £124,940 (2005) | £181,200 (2026) | +1.8% | -1.1% |
| 48 Bluebell Way | £187,950 (2006) | £270,000 (2026) | +1.8% | -1.1% |
| 19 Bluebell Way | £161,950 (2005) | £265,000 (2026) | +2.4% | -0.5% |
| 46 Bluebell Way | £196,950 (2006) | £280,000 (2025) | +1.9% | -1.1% |
| 32 Bluebell Way | £159,995 (2006) | £230,000 (2024) | +2.0% | -0.9% |
| 45 Bluebell Way | £184,950 (2005) | £270,000 (2024) | +2.0% | -0.9% |
| 61 Bluebell Way | £163,950 (2005) | £250,000 (2024) | +2.2% | -0.7% |
| 11 Bluebell Way | £161,950 (2005) | £235,000 (2024) | +2.0% | -0.9% |
| 21 Bluebell Way | £165,555 (2005) | £198,500 (2023) | +1.0% | -1.9% |
| 44 Bluebell Way | £197,500 (2006) | £267,500 (2023) | +1.8% | -1.1% |
| 71 Bluebell Way | £194,950 (2005) | £260,000 (2023) | +1.6% | -1.3% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Bluebell Way, Accrington is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 105 | 89.7% | £191,000 | £147,500 – £289,950 |
| Semi-detached | 12 | 10.3% | £125,950 | £110,000 – £260,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Bluebell Way, Accrington
52 of the sales on record are leasehold and 65 freehold — 44.4% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
The median leasehold sale is £186,450 and the median freehold sale £191,000 — a gap of +2.4%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 52 | 44.4% | £186,450 |
| Freehold | 65 | 55.6% | £191,000 |
| New build | 60 | 51.3% | £181,473 |
| Existing home | 57 | 48.7% | £204,000 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -11.0%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 6 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 07
Living in Bluebell Way, Accrington
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across Hyndburn, 29.7% of 42,563 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 6.2% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 56 | 0.1% |
| B | 2,218 | 5.2% |
| C | 10,388 | 24.4% |
| D | 19,261 | 45.3% |
| E | 7,989 | 18.8% |
| F | 1,806 | 4.2% |
| G | 845 | 2.0% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in Hyndburn at £642 a month as of Jun 2026 — £481 for a one-bedroom home and £721 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £189,950 here, that rent is a gross yield of 4.06% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of BB5, 500 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 192 violent, 14 burglary, 25 vehicle-related and 78 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 3.0 times busier.
Against the 82,234 residents the 2021 census counted in Hyndburn, that is 6.08 recorded crimes per thousand people in the month. The count covers a mile around the district centre while the population covers the whole council, so read the rate as an order of magnitude rather than a precise figure.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around Bluebell Way, Accrington
The 2021 census counted 82,234 residents in Hyndburn across 34,790 households. 63.3% of those households own their home and 36.6% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
33 state and independent schools have a BB5 postcode: 26 primary, 5 secondary, 2 nursery. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School | Secondary | Academy converter | 1,280 |
| Accrington Academy | Secondary | Academy sponsor led | 953 |
| Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn | Secondary | Voluntary aided school | 801 |
| The Hollins | Secondary | Academy converter | 794 |
| Rhyddings | Secondary | Academy converter | 610 |
| Accrington Peel Park Primary School | Primary | Foundation school | 570 |
| Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School | Primary | Community school | 434 |
| Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School | Primary | Community school | 362 |
| Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School | Primary | Community school | 320 |
| Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | Primary | Voluntary controlled school | 302 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Accrington Rail Station | Rail | 0.3 km |
| Church & Oswaldtwistle Rail Station | Rail | 1.2 km |
| Huncoat Rail Station | Rail | 2.6 km |
| Rishton Rail Station | Rail | 3.2 km |
Section 09
How Bluebell Way, Accrington compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Bluebell Way, Accrington sits above that national figure — +20.6%.
Within Accrington the street ranks 44 of 773 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £69,000 (+175.3%).
No EPC floor areas could be matched to these sales, so no price per square metre is published here. An estimate would be a guess, and the archive does not publish guesses.
The full range on record runs from £110,000 to £289,950. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Bluebell Way, Accrington sits in Hyndburn, in the North West.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in Hyndburn at 4.1 times median local earnings of £33,089 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Whalley Road£65,000 median
- Blackburn Road£80,000 median
- Burnley Road£83,000 median
- Manchester Road£97,500 median
- Stanley Street£46,000 median
- Avenue Parade£65,000 median
- Dill Hall Lane£86,000 median
- Bold Street£52,250 median
- Water Street£37,950 median
- Barnes Street£41,950 median
- Willows Lane£53,000 median
- Roe Greave Road£71,125 median
- New Lane£94,750 median
- Royds Street£25,000 median
- Union Road£52,417 median
- Albert Street£41,500 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 69 Bluebell Way5 sales
- 34 Bluebell Way4 sales
- 46 Bluebell Way4 sales
- 32 Bluebell Way4 sales
- 61 Bluebell Way3 sales
- 11 Bluebell Way3 sales
- 71 Bluebell Way3 sales
- 24 Bluebell Way3 sales
- 8 Bluebell Way3 sales
- 23 Bluebell Way3 sales
- 14 Bluebell Way3 sales
- 25 Bluebell Way2 sales
- 48 Bluebell Way2 sales
- 19 Bluebell Way2 sales
- 45 Bluebell Way2 sales
- 21 Bluebell Way2 sales
- 44 Bluebell Way2 sales
- 9 Bluebell Way2 sales
- 52 Bluebell Way2 sales
- 59 Bluebell Way2 sales
- 6 Bluebell Way2 sales
- 56 Bluebell Way2 sales
- 5 Bluebell Way2 sales
- 12 Bluebell Way2 sales
Back to Accrington house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Bluebell Way, Accrington?
The median price paid in Bluebell Way, Accrington across every sale on the register is £189,950. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Bluebell Way, Accrington?
117 sales are on record for Bluebell Way, Accrington, the most recent completing on 22 May 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Bluebell Way, Accrington house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +46.0% between 2006 and 2026. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -18.0%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Bluebell Way, Accrington house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £265,000, set in 2026. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Bluebell Way, Accrington?
No EPC floor areas could be matched to these sales, so no price per square metre is published for this area. Nothing is estimated to fill the gap.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 22 May 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Bluebell Way, Accrington house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.