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 Central

Ward · E05011511

Ward
Blackburn Central
Council
Blackburn with Darwen
Region
North West
Country
England
Constituency
Blackburn
Police
Lancashire

House prices

£341k£171k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £239k -0.4% +241% -44%
Semi-detached £145k +7.4% +306% -48%
Terraced £119k +7.9% +429% -52%
Flat £68k +14% +106% -72%

Median sale prices in Blackburn Central 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+
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School 0.2 mi Non-sel 62.4 81%
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy 0.4 mi Non-sel 50.8 53%
Noorul Uloom 0.7 mi Non-sel 49.4 38%
Markazul Uloom 0.7 mi Non-sel 55.7 80%

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
LOCAL PRIMARY CARE EAST/WEST SPOKE GP practice 0.6 mi
FAMILY PRACTICE GP practice 0.6 mi
OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE GP practice 0.6 mi
LOCAL PRIMARY CARE GP FEDERATION GP practice 0.6 mi
ST GEORGES SURGERY GP practice 0.6 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
Blackburn Rail Station Rail station 0.3 mi
Blackburn Rail Station Rail station 0.4 mi
Blackburn Rail Station Rail station 0.4 mi
Mill Hill (Lancs) Rail Station Rail station 1.5 mi
Mill Hill (Lancs) Rail Station Rail station 1.6 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 Central
average (lo–hi)
Overall6% (0–25)
Income6% (0–18)
Employment11% (0–33)
Education9% (2–34)
Health13% (0–41)
Crime10% (1–48)
Housing & services32% (14–66)
Living environment26% (0–78)

Your MP

Mr Adnan Hussain MP

Independent

Blackburn

adnan.hussain.mp@parliament.uk

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Greenspace access point Sports facility 0.1 mi
Greenspace access point Sports facility 0.1 mi
Greenspace access point Sports facility 0.1 mi
Greenspace access point Sports facility 0.1 mi
New Central Hall Sports facility 0.2 mi

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

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Blackburn Drill Hall II 0.05 mi
Former Blackburn Fire Station Including the Drill Yard Wall II 0.2 mi
34, Darwen Street II 0.3 mi
39 and 41, King Street II 0.3 mi
Kings Court II 0.3 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 10
NO₂ 11
NOₓ 14

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

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 18
Fatal 0
Serious 8
Killed/serious 8
Pedestrian 6
Cyclist 2

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 4

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Bathing water

NameDistance
River Ribble at Edisford Bridge 12.1 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 2,204

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

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 19.3%
Aged 16–64 66.7%
Aged 65+ 14.0%

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

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 61.0%
Asian 23.6%
Black 8.4%
Mixed 1.7%
Other 5.3%

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

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 6.7%
Social rented 73.6%
Private rented 19.6%

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

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 2.7%
Semi-detached 11.5%
Terraced 16.0%
Flat / maisonette 69.0%

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

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 65.2%
1 car or van 28.0%
2+ cars or vans 6.8%

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

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 37.4%
Unemployed 6.9%

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

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 38.0%
Degree or above 15.8%

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.