On average Blackburn with Darwen has high deprivation and high crime levels, with around 82 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 25% below the North West average of 109 per 1,000. Approximately 18.3% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Blackburn with Darwen is £43,431 per year. There are 68 schools in Blackburn with Darwen: 57 primary (7 Outstanding and 46 Good) and 11 secondary (2 Outstanding and 6 Good). Blackburn with Darwen is home to around 154,739 people, with a population density of about 1,129.4 per km².
Based on 1,486 recent sales, the median property price is £165,000 (about £183 per square foot) in Blackburn with Darwen area, with individual transactions ranging from £47,500 up to £1,550,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 315 | £309,000 | £252 |
| Semi-Detached | 409 | £186,000 | £215 |
| Terraced | 696 | £125,350 | £137 |
| Flats | 66 | £102,750 | £158 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £205,500 | £70,500 | £127,000 | £76,250 |
| 2017 | £215,000 | £75,000 | £132,600 | £80,000 |
| 2018 | £219,995 | £75,000 | £135,505 | £82,500 |
| 2019 | £230,000 | £87,625 | £139,950 | £84,000 |
| 2020 | £244,995 | £76,000 | £144,000 | £89,625 |
| 2021 | £250,000 | £76,000 | £154,688 | £95,250 |
| 2022 | £275,000 | £82,750 | £175,000 | £106,000 |
| 2023 | £285,000 | £83,500 | £174,000 | £106,000 |
| 2024 | £290,995 | £90,000 | £180,000 | £115,000 |
| 2025 | £304,995 | £105,000 | £189,950 | £123,500 |
| 2026 | £310,000 | £105,000 | £190,125 | £130,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £171 | £122 | £143 | £86 |
| 2017 | £181 | £124 | £149 | £87 |
| 2018 | £192 | £128 | £158 | £91 |
| 2019 | £193 | £138 | £156 | £93 |
| 2020 | £205 | £124 | £163 | £97 |
| 2021 | £214 | £123 | £178 | £108 |
| 2022 | £227 | £138 | £198 | £119 |
| 2023 | £244 | £143 | £197 | £114 |
| 2024 | £248 | £148 | £205 | £126 |
| 2025 | £251 | £166 | £213 | £132 |
| 2026 | £251 | £166 | £214 | £139 |
Blackburn with Darwen records about 82 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a high crime rate for England: it scores 8 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.
Among the 17 wards of Blackburn with Darwen, Livesey with Pleasington has the lowest crime rate, with about 47 crimes per 1,000 residents per year (the Blackburn with Darwen average is 82 per 1,000) based on official Police.uk data.
The median sale price in Blackburn with Darwen is £165,000 (about £183 per square foot) based on 1,486 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
Blackburn with Darwen has 57 primary schools (7 rated Outstanding, 46 Good) and 11 secondary schools (2 rated Outstanding, 6 Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
Blackburn with Darwen scores 7 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Blackburn with Darwen sits around rank 10,139 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The average household income in Blackburn with Darwen is around £43,431 per year, and 18% of homes are social housing (ONS data).
Blackburn with Darwen spans 2 parliamentary constituencies, represented by Blackburn: Adnan Hussain (Independent) and Rossendale and Darwen: Andy MacNae (Labour Party).
Audley & Queen's Park
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Blackburn Central
Blackburn South East
Blackburn South & Lower Darwen
Darwen East
Darwen South
Darwen West
Ewood
Little Harwood & Whitebirk
Livesey with Pleasington
Mill Hill & Moorgate
Roe Lee
Shear Brow & Corporation Park
Wensley Fold
West Pennine
BB1 2FD
Sett End Road West
BB1 1QA
Queens Park Close
BB1 1RT
Kempton Rise
BB1 1EP
Jubilee Street
BB1 7EG
Bold Street
BB1 2EH
Johnson Way
BB1 3AB
Challenge Way
BB1 1NS
Frederick Row
BB1 2EJ
Partnership Way
BB3 0AR
Blackburn Road
BB3 0AJ
Blackburn Road
BB1 2BT
Neptune Way
BB1 1AF
High Street
BB1 4AA
Blackburn Old Road
BB1 1LT
Audley Lane
BB1 3AR
Appleby Street
BB1 1DR
Chester Street
BB2 1LH
Blakey Moor
BB2 1NE
Montague Street
BB3 1BG
Croft Street
BB3 1AD
Bolton Road
BB3 1BT
Church Street
BB1 1BB
Lower Audley Street
BB1 2WD
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All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.