West Pennine
Strong on schools
West Pennine at a glance
- House prices
- £335,000
- Middle61st percentile
- Schools
- 88th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 36th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 47.5 per 1,000 residents
- Middle71st percentile
- Flood risk
- 2.2% of the area in flood zones
- Middle31st percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs West Pennine a good place to live?
West Pennine may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Blackburn with Darwen below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
Watch out for
Check the exact address, school admissions and your daily journeys. Area averages cannot describe every street.
No additional grounded watch-out bullets are available.
Crime rate in West Pennine
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 47.5 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 71st 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 West Pennine
House prices
- Median sale price
- £335,000
- Percentile
- 61st percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 76 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 West Pennine
Schools
88th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in West Pennine
Flood risk
2.2% 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 1.9% of the area. That is the 31st 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 West Pennine
Transport
36th 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 West Pennine a good place to live?
West Pennine may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is West Pennine safe?
West Pennine ranks in the 71st percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in West Pennine?
The median sale price was £335,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 61st percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in West Pennine?
Schools rank in the 88th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near West Pennine?
Nearby public profiles include Billinge & Beardwood in Blackburn with Darwen and Livesey with Pleasington in Blackburn with Darwen.
