Bastwell

Blackburn with Darwen · North West · population 8,061 · 4 LSOAs

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

13Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,941 of 6,856 in England
  • #691 of 932 in North West
  • #8 of 18 in Blackburn with Darwen
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,018
Median age (est.)32
Density10,366per km²
No qualifications31%
Degree or above25%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 24%15–24 16%25–44 28%45–64 21%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 16%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 18%Couple, no children: 8%Couple with children: 44%Lone parent: 10%Other: 20%
One person 18%Couple, no children 8%Couple with children 44%Lone parent 10%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Sales & customer service 14% · Process & plant 11%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Sales & customer service14%
Process & plant11%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary11%
Associate professional9%
Skilled trades7%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 8%Asian: 88%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 2%
White 8%Asian 88%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Muslim 85% · Christian 6% · No religion 3%

Born outside the UK: 34%

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

Bastwell is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,941 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 18 in Blackburn with Darwen. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (47) and lowest on Living environment (3). Typical homes here, about £143,144 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 30% in five years (from 20 sales), 14% below the wider Blackburn with Darwen median of £165,500. Typical household take-home income is around £32,877 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 38 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 9 · #6,216
Employment 23 · #5,297
Education 14 · #5,859
Health 24 · #5,228
Crime 47 · #3,604
Housing & access 30 · #4,783
Living environment 3 · #6,634

House prices ?

£143,144median (12m) · -3.6% yr · n=20
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£143,14420-3.6%+30.1%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Terraced£141,28713-4.9%+29.0%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£143,144
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)£32,877±£4,807 · #5,716 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£20,722
Price-to-income ?4.4×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 ?

37Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

38 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 305 offences
Blackburn with Darwen89
North West82
England83

Rank #1,060 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences142
Theft29
Burglary6
Vehicle crime43
Criminal damage & arson36
Public order & weapons25
Drugs13
Robbery2
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 110 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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