325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

Blackburn with Darwen

Council · E06000008

Ward
Darwen East
Parish
Darwen
Council
Blackburn with Darwen
Region
North West
Country
England
Constituency
Rossendale and Darwen
Police
Lancashire

House prices

£320k£160k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £305k +5.2% +290% -28%
Semi-detached £190k +5.5% +309% -32%
Terraced £124k +7.8% +359% -50%
Flat £95k +5.6% +191% -60%

Median sale prices in Blackburn with Darwen from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio 0.2 mi Non-sel 34.7 28%
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy 0.5 mi Non-sel 36.5 24%

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £699
1 bed £523
2 bed £647
3 bed £765
4+ bed £1,099

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 1,232
Violence & sexual offences 493
Burglary 29
Anti-social behaviour 157

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
DARWEN HEALTHLINK GP practice 0.3 mi
LOCAL PRIMARY CARE DARWEN LOCALITY SPOKE GP practice 0.3 mi
DARWEN HEALTHCARE GP practice 0.3 mi
HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY GP practice 0.7 mi
SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK GP practice 0.7 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Darwen Rail Station Rail station 0.4 mi
Darwen Rail Station Rail station 0.4 mi
Darwen Rail Station Rail station 0.4 mi
Mill Hill (Lancs) Rail Station Rail station 3.4 mi
Mill Hill (Lancs) Rail Station Rail station 3.2 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 98.1%
Gigabit 85.8%
Full fibre (FTTP) 70.6%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 97.7%
Indoor voice (all) 99.2%
5G outdoor (any) 99.6%

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 Blackburn with Darwen
average (lo–hi)
Overall30% (0–93)
Income34% (0–96)
Employment34% (0–99)
Education35% (0–97)
Health29% (0–93)
Crime37% (1–93)
Housing & services38% (2–80)
Living environment33% (0–94)

Your MP

Andy MacNae MP

Labour

Rossendale and Darwen

andy.macnae.mp@parliament.uk

https://www.andymacnaemp.com/

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Greenspace access point Park 0.04 mi
Greenspace access point Park 0.1 mi
Greenspace access point Park 0.1 mi
Greenspace access point Park 0.2 mi
Greenspace access point Park 0.2 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Darwen Library and Theatre, and Attached Railings II 0.4 mi
The Old Chapel II 0.4 mi
Pair of Former Tram Shelters and Attached Railings Enclosing Centre of Square II 0.4 mi
Boer War Memorial II 0.5 mi
Church of St Peter II* 0.5 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 7,994
Total registered 8,808
Dormant 147
New (last year) 1,540
New (last 5 years) 4,655

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 7
PM10 11
NO₂ 11
NOₓ 15

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 1
Fatal 0
Serious 1
Killed/serious 1
Pedestrian —
Cyclist 1

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 445,800,000
Cars & taxis 360,400,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 3

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Bathing water

NameDistance
River Ribble at Edisford Bridge 16.4 mi

Bathing water quality from the Environment Agency. Names link to the EA profile. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 154,738

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 21.3%
Aged 16–64 64.2%
Aged 65+ 14.5%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 60.4%
Asian 35.7%
Black 0.9%
Mixed 1.7%
Other 1.4%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 61.0%
Social rented 18.8%
Private rented 20.2%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 15.2%
Semi-detached 29.5%
Terraced 43.4%
Flat / maisonette 11.4%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 26.9%
1 car or van 42.1%
2+ cars or vans 31.0%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 57.0%
Unemployed 3.8%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 24.2%
Degree or above 26.8%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 69.8%
Smoking prevalence 12.6%
Infant mortality 6.4

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.