Neighbourhoods in Blackburn with Darwen

North West · 18 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

23

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#287 of 296 local authorities · 18 neighbourhoods · 155,823 residents

Income26
Employment26
Education27
Health21
Crime33
Housing & access38
Living env.26
Decile 1: 46% of residentsDecile 2: 20% of residentsDecile 3: 0% of residentsDecile 4: 13% of residentsDecile 5: 6% of residentsDecile 6: 0% of residentsDecile 7: 9% of residentsDecile 8: 0% of residentsDecile 9: 6% of residentsDecile 10: 0% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Central Blackburn (2) to Beardwood, Pleasington & Livesey (86); 46% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

Blackburn with Darwen contains both ends of the scale: Beardwood, Pleasington & Livesey at 86 out of 100 (#985 of 6,856 in England) against Central Blackburn at 2, an 84-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 13 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £102,000 in Witton, Mill Hill & Hollin Bank to £350,000 in Tockholes, Edgworth & Hoddlesden — a 3.4× gap within Blackburn with Darwen.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,365a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime89per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)37
Owner-occupied61%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Blackburn with Darwen

£165,500median home sold over the past year · +27.3% over 5 years · -0.4% over the year · 1,759 sales
Detached£304,995
Semi-detached£189,950
Terraced£124,000
Flat£104,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Beardwood, Pleasington & Livesey 98586 £275,000
Tockholes, Edgworth & Hoddlesden 2,18568 £350,000
Ewood & Fernhurst 2,58962 £187,000
South Darwen & Whitehall 3,57048 £185,000
Lammack & Revidge 4,18639 £217,500

Neighbourhood rankings in Blackburn with Darwen

Highest household income

net income a year (est.)

Tockholes, Edgworth & Hoddlesden£43,169
Lammack & Revidge£40,218
Beardwood, Pleasington & Livesey£38,305
Ewood & Fernhurst£38,094
South Darwen & Whitehall£35,630

Most affordable

price ÷ net income

Witton, Mill Hill & Hollin Bank3.7×
Wensley Fold3.8×
East Darwen4.1×
Little Harwood4.3×
Darwen Town4.3×

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen

Postcode districts that overlap Blackburn with Darwen — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

People living in Blackburn with Darwen Census 2021

Residents154,745
Median age (est.)37
Density1,129per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above27%
No car or van27%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 13%25–44 27%45–64 24%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 19%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 13%Other: 15%
One person 30%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 13%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Elementary 12% · Caring & leisure 11%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Elementary12%
Caring & leisure11%
Associate professional11%
Skilled trades11%
Process & plant10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service10%
Managers & directors9%

Ethnic group

White: 60%Asian: 36%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 60%Asian 36%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 38% · Muslim 35% · No religion 21%

Born outside the UK: 18%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Blackburn with Darwen.