Strong on schools, with transport to consider
Blackfordby at a glance
- House prices
- £292,500
- Middle49th percentile
- Schools
- 92nd percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 24th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 50 per 1,000 residents
- Middle68th percentile
- Flood risk
- 0.7% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land19th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Blackfordby a good place to live?
Blackfordby may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in North West Leicestershire below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Blackfordby
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 50 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 68th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively lower; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Blackfordby
House prices
- Median sale price
- £292,500
- Percentile
- 49th percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 44 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Blackfordby
Schools
92nd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Blackfordby
Flood risk
0.7% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.5% of the area. That is the 19th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Blackfordby
Transport
24th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Blackfordby a good place to live?
Blackfordby may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Blackfordby safe?
Blackfordby ranks in the 68th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Blackfordby?
The median sale price was £292,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 49th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Blackfordby?
Schools rank in the 92nd percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Blackfordby?
Nearby public profiles include Castle Rock in North West Leicestershire and Ashby Holywell in North West Leicestershire.
