Audley

Blackburn with Darwen · North West · population 8,608 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

6Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,469 of 6,856 in England
  • #817 of 932 in North West
  • #15 of 18 in Blackburn with Darwen
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,578
Median age (est.)31
Density7,183per km²
No qualifications34%
Degree or above19%
No car or van33%

Age

0–14 25%15–24 18%25–44 28%45–64 21%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 13%Social rent: 30%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 13%Social rent 30%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 8%Couple with children: 37%Lone parent: 13%Other: 17%
One person 25%Couple, no children 8%Couple with children 37%Lone parent 13%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Sales & customer service 15% · Elementary 15% · Process & plant 14%

All occupation groups
Sales & customer service15%
Elementary15%
Process & plant14%
Professional12%
Caring & leisure12%
Administrative10%
Associate professional9%
Skilled trades9%
Managers & directors5%

Ethnic group

White: 12%Asian: 83%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 12%Asian 83%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Muslim 83% · Christian 8% · No religion 4%

Born outside the UK: 37%

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.

In summary

Audley is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,469 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 18 in Blackburn with Darwen. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (36) and lowest on Income (2). Typical homes here, about £135,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 58% in five years (from 26 sales), 18% below the wider Blackburn with Darwen median of £165,500. Typical household take-home income is around £27,371 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 70 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 2 · #6,682
Employment 10 · #6,161
Education 4 · #6,579
Health 14 · #5,880
Crime 36 · #4,392
Housing & access 27 · #5,030
Living environment 6 · #6,421

House prices ?

£135,000median (12m) · +37.8% yr · n=26
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£135,00026+37.8%+57.9%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Terraced£106,50012+8.7%+24.6%
Flat£140,00011
This area£135,000
Blackburn with Darwen£165,500
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£27,371±£4,063 · #6,736 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£18,681
Price-to-income ?4.9×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

18Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

70 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 605 offences
Blackburn with Darwen89
North West82
England83

Rank #3,553 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences287
Theft95
Burglary13
Vehicle crime28
Criminal damage & arson48
Public order & weapons65
Drugs33
Robbery7
Other29

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 247 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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