Shadsworth & Intack

Blackburn with Darwen · North West · population 11,206 · 6 LSOAs

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

3Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,661 of 6,856 in England
  • #863 of 932 in North West
  • #16 of 18 in Blackburn with Darwen
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,084
Median age (est.)32
Density4,309per km²
No qualifications31%
Degree or above19%
No car or van40%

Age

0–14 26%15–24 16%25–44 27%45–64 21%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 20%Mortgage/shared: 17%Social rent: 42%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 20%Mortgage/shared 17%Social rent 42%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 9%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 21%Other: 12%
One person 29%Couple, no children 9%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 21%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 20% · Process & plant 16% · Caring & leisure 14%

All occupation groups
Elementary20%
Process & plant16%
Caring & leisure14%
Skilled trades11%
Sales & customer service11%
Professional9%
Associate professional7%
Administrative7%
Managers & directors5%

Ethnic group

White: 61%Asian: 34%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 61%Asian 34%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 36% · Muslim 34% · No religion 24%

Born outside the UK: 24%

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

Shadsworth & Intack is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,661 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #16 of 18 in Blackburn with Darwen. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (38) and lowest on Education (2). Typical homes here, about £120,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 34% in five years (from 66 sales), 27% below the wider Blackburn with Darwen median of £165,500. Typical household take-home income is around £27,423 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 114 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 3 · #6,675
Employment 3 · #6,627
Education 2 · #6,702
Health 4 · #6,599
Crime 7 · #6,360
Housing & access 38 · #4,255
Living environment 38 · #4,269

House prices ?

£120,000median (12m) · +8.6% yr · n=66
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£120,00066+8.6%+34.1%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£140,05029+18.7%+37.3%
Terraced£106,25032+0.3%+42.1%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£120,000
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)£27,423±£3,969 · #6,730 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£22,687
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 ?

9Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

114 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,282 offences
Blackburn with Darwen89
North West82
England83

Rank #5,323 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences683
Theft151
Burglary27
Vehicle crime57
Criminal damage & arson133
Public order & weapons134
Drugs51
Robbery6
Other40

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 411 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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