Ewood & Fernhurst

Blackburn with Darwen · North West · population 7,472 · 4 LSOAs

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

62Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,589 of 6,856 in England
  • #292 of 932 in North West
  • #3 of 18 in Blackburn with Darwen
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,512
Median age (est.)40
Density2,566per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above32%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 12%25–44 25%45–64 31%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 50%Social rent: 1%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 50%Social rent 1%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 21%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 35%Lone parent: 11%Other: 12%
One person 21%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 35%Lone parent 11%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative12%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary7%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 94%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 64% · No religion 28% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

Ewood & Fernhurst is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,589 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 18 in Blackburn with Darwen. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (76) and lowest on Living environment (37). Typical homes here sold for about £187,000 over the past year, up 25% across five years (from 119 sales), 13% above the wider Blackburn with Darwen median of £165,500. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #207 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £38,094 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 68 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 76 · #1,650
Employment 66 · #2,308
Education 69 · #2,109
Health 46 · #3,665
Crime 45 · #3,789
Housing & access 46 · #3,727
Living environment 37 · #4,310

House prices ?

£187,000median (12m) · -4.1% yr · n=119
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£187,000119-4.1%+24.7%
Detached£280,00047+8.7%+36.6%
Semi-detached£182,50029+4.3%+32.7%
Terraced£119,00043+4.6%+40.0%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£187,000
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)£38,094±£5,394 · #4,009 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,556
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 ?

97Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

68 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 512 offences
Blackburn with Darwen89
North West82
England83

Rank #3,428 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences222
Theft106
Burglary11
Vehicle crime48
Criminal damage & arson36
Public order & weapons48
Drugs12
Robbery2
Other27

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 148 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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