Woodnook by Placefirst · Royds Street, Accrington, Lancashire BB5 2HU
Completed
Placefirst has 14 developments on Homello. Homes in Accrington sold for a median £140,000 over the last year, £149 per sq ft; see house prices in Accrington.
About Woodnook
Woodnook is Placefirst’s managed rental neighbourhood in Accrington, with its published address on Royds Street. The community brings together three streets of renovated Victorian homes around a village square, communal green space and a park. The advertised rental range includes two-, three- and four-bedroom houses.
Original qualities such as large windows and high ceilings are retained alongside modernised interiors and updated arrangements for everyday living. Residents are offered maintenance support and contact with the operator’s resident services team. The scheme-specific facilities list includes private and communal gardens, parking and pet-friendly homes. Garden layouts, parking arrangements and the specification of each property vary, so these should be checked when enquiring. This is an established residential refurbishment community rather than a new apartment tower.
- Developer
- Placefirst
- City
- Lancashire
- Neighbourhood
- Accrington
- Postcode
- BB5 2HU
- Address
- Royds Street
- Tenure
- Build to rent
Facilities
- Pet friendly
- Parking (Confirm availability and charges)
- Garden
- Maintenance and repairs
Questions about Woodnook
›Who is the developer of Woodnook?
Woodnook is a Placefirst development in Accrington, Lancashire. Placefirst has 14 developments listed on Homello.
›Are homes available to rent at Woodnook?
Woodnook is marked "now selling", completed. Use the enquiry button to check current availability with Placefirst.
›What are house prices like in Accrington?
The median sold price in Accrington was £140,000 over the last 12 months (740 sales, +7.7% on the year before), or £149 per square foot, from HM Land Registry data. The house prices in Accrington page has the trend, prices by property type and every street.
Location
Royds Street, BB5 2HU
Nearest stations
- Accrington Station 0.5 milesNorthern
- Church & Oswaldtwistle Station 1.2 milesNorthern
- Huncoat Station 1.8 milesNorthern
- Rishton Station 2.6 milesNorthern
Nearest schools
- Accrington Woodnook Primary School 0.1 milesPrimary · ages 4–11 Good
- Lee Royd Nursery School 0.1 milesNursery · ages 2–4 Good
- The Alternative School 0.3 milesIndependent · ages 6–18
- Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School 0.4 milesPrimary · ages 4–11 Good
Nearest supermarkets
- Tesco Express Esso Convenience store 0.3 miles
- Tesco Extra Superstore 0.4 miles
- The Food Warehouse Supermarket 0.4 miles
- Farmfoods Convenience store 0.5 miles
Eating out nearby
Within half a mile: 31 restaurants and cafes, 20 pubs and bars, 25 takeaways.
- Tonyz 0.1 milesTakeaway
- Omar's Takeaway 0.1 milesTakeaway
- Hurns Bakers 0.1 milesTakeaway
- The Park Inn 0.2 milesRestaurant or cafe
Straight-line distances; actual routes will be longer. Stations from NaPTAN, with their lines powered by TfL Open Data; schools from the Department for Education register, with the latest Ofsted signal; supermarkets from Geolytix Retail Points; places to eat from the Food Standards Agency's register of food businesses.
Area insights
The Hyndburn neighbourhood around this development.
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data, Police.uk, Historic England, ONS Census 2021, Ofcom Connected Nations, Environment Agency. Planning offices.
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Details last confirmed on 21 October 2026.
