Witton, Mill Hill & Hollin Bank

Blackburn with Darwen · North West · population 10,846 · 6 LSOAs

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

2Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,682 of 6,856 in England
  • #868 of 932 in North West
  • #17 of 18 in Blackburn with Darwen
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,490
Median age (est.)35
Density5,110per km²
No qualifications27%
Degree or above21%
No car or van42%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 13%25–44 29%45–64 24%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 20%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 23%Private rent: 36%
Own outright 20%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 23%Private rent 36%

Households

One person: 39%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 19%Other: 10%
One person 39%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 19%Other 10%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 17% · Caring & leisure 16% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary17%
Caring & leisure16%
Skilled trades12%
Process & plant12%
Sales & customer service10%
Professional10%
Associate professional9%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 83%Asian: 11%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 83%Asian 11%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 32% · Muslim 12%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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

Witton, Mill Hill & Hollin Bank is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,682 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #17 of 18 in Blackburn with Darwen. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (47) and lowest on Crime (1). Typical homes here, about £102,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 46% in five years (from 133 sales), 38% below the wider Blackburn with Darwen median of £165,500. Typical household take-home income is around £27,617 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 139 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 4 · #6,606
Employment 3 · #6,641
Education 5 · #6,503
Health 2 · #6,695
Crime 1 · #6,757
Housing & access 47 · #3,624
Living environment 14 · #5,873

House prices ?

£102,000median (12m) · +13.3% yr · n=133
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£102,000133+13.3%+45.7%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£145,0007+15.1%+17.2%
Terraced£100,000119+13.6%+44.9%
Flat£86,0005
This area£102,000
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)£27,617±£3,899 · #6,718 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£23,253
Price-to-income ?3.7×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 ?

8Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

139 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,505 offences
Blackburn with Darwen89
North West82
England83

Rank #5,773 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences711
Theft209
Burglary61
Vehicle crime93
Criminal damage & arson168
Public order & weapons129
Drugs55
Robbery23
Other56

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 495 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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