# Blackburn with Darwen The north east of the North West. 163,801 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 137 square kilometres. Blackburn with Darwen had 154,738 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Unitary authority. Code E06000008. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) ## Key figures - **Average house price: £165,131** (July 2026). Blackburn with Darwen’s average house price was £165,131 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen#f-house-price-average - **Median full-time pay: £33,076** (2025). Full-time workers living in Blackburn with Darwen earned a median of £33,076 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 20th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen#f-median-pay-full-time - **House price to pay: 5.0×** (2025). A home in Blackburn with Darwen costs 5.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 43rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen#f-price-against-pay - **Deprivation score: 36.9** (2025). Blackburn with Darwen has a deprivation score of 36.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 10th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025. https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen#f-imd-2025-score ## On the map - [Deprivation by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?place=E06000008) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): 53 of Blackburn with Darwen’s 91 neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 20%. - [Sales per year by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E06000008) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): Blackburn with Darwen’s 91 neighbourhoods range from 1 to 141. - [Crime and ASB by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E06000008) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Blackburn with Darwen’s 91 neighbourhoods range from 1 to 95. - [Population by output area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E06000008) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Blackburn with Darwen’s 447 output areas range from 110 to 681. ## How Blackburn with Darwen compares Each council against every other council the measure covers. | Measure | Blackburn with Darwen | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Average house price | £165,131 | 28th cheapest | 360 areas, UK · Jul 2026 | | Annual price change | +5.2% | joint 60th strongest | 360 areas, UK · Jul 2026 | | Median full-time pay | £33,076 | 20th lowest paid | 348 areas, Great Britain · 2025 | | House price to pay | 5.0× | joint 43rd most affordable | 348 areas, Great Britain · 2025 | | Deprivation score | 36.9 | 10th most deprived | 296 areas, England · 2025 | England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland each measure deprivation their own way, so Open Index never ranks them together. ### House prices since 2000 Average house price each month for Blackburn with Darwen, North West, England, January 2000 to July 2026. Source: UK House Price Index. | Month | Blackburn with Darwen | North West | England | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Jan 2000 | £38,213 | £47,625 | £71,017 | | Jan 2001 | £38,127 | £52,045 | £79,663 | | Jan 2002 | £40,510 | £57,578 | £90,840 | | Jan 2003 | £49,491 | £70,789 | £114,816 | | Jan 2004 | £62,323 | £88,994 | £131,914 | | Jan 2005 | £80,477 | £110,684 | £149,713 | | Jan 2006 | £94,504 | £121,111 | £157,240 | | Jan 2007 | £106,554 | £132,851 | £171,666 | | Jan 2008 | £117,576 | £137,996 | £181,037 | | Jan 2009 | £103,446 | £118,624 | £153,585 | | Jan 2010 | £102,638 | £121,963 | £164,711 | | Jan 2011 | £99,769 | £120,876 | £164,697 | | Jan 2012 | £96,520 | £117,050 | £164,449 | | Jan 2013 | £95,864 | £115,931 | £166,938 | | Jan 2014 | £92,943 | £120,781 | £177,748 | | Jan 2015 | £96,664 | £126,599 | £191,523 | | Jan 2016 | £98,962 | £133,204 | £208,050 | | Jan 2017 | £102,721 | £139,003 | £218,655 | | Jan 2018 | £108,992 | £144,796 | £227,594 | | Jan 2019 | £109,224 | £150,205 | £230,974 | | Jan 2020 | £112,828 | £153,141 | £234,049 | | Jan 2021 | £123,633 | £170,526 | £249,890 | | Jan 2022 | £128,787 | £186,704 | £270,231 | | Jan 2023 | £141,580 | £197,527 | £285,817 | | Jan 2024 | £138,847 | £196,802 | £278,060 | | Jan 2025 | £154,114 | £207,957 | £287,264 | | Jan 2026 | £151,969 | £215,385 | £290,511 | | Jul 2026 | £165,131 | £221,445 | £293,479 | ## Wards in Blackburn with Darwen [Audley & Queen's Park](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/ward/audley-and-queens-park), [Bastwell & Daisyfield](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/ward/bastwell-and-daisyfield), [Billinge & Beardwood](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/ward/billinge-and-beardwood), [Blackburn Central](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/ward/blackburn-central), [Blackburn South & Lower Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/ward/blackburn-south-and-lower-darwen), [Blackburn South East](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/ward/blackburn-south-east), [Darwen East](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/ward/darwen-east), [Darwen South](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/ward/darwen-south), [Darwen West](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/ward/darwen-west), [Ewood](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/ward/ewood), [Little Harwood & Whitebirk](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/ward/little-harwood-and-whitebirk), [Livesey with Pleasington](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/ward/livesey-with-pleasington), [Mill Hill & Moorgate](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/ward/mill-hill-and-moorgate), [Roe Lee](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/ward/roe-lee), [Shear Brow & Corporation Park](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/ward/shear-brow-and-corporation-park), [Wensley Fold](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/ward/wensley-fold), [West Pennine](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/ward/west-pennine) ## Middle areas in Blackburn with Darwen [Audley](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/audley), [Bastwell](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/bastwell), [Beardwood, Pleasington & Livesey](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/beardwood-pleasington-and-livesey), [Central Blackburn](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/central-blackburn), [Darwen Town](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/darwen-town), [East Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/east-darwen), [Ewood & Fernhurst](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/ewood-and-fernhurst), [Lammack & Revidge](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/lammack-and-revidge), [Little Harwood](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/little-harwood), [Meadowhead](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/meadowhead), [North Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/north-darwen), [Queen's Park & Higher Croft](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/queens-park-and-higher-croft), [Roe Lee, Brownhill & Sunnybower](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/roe-lee-brownhill-and-sunnybower), [Shadsworth & Intack](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/shadsworth-and-intack), [South Darwen & Whitehall](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/south-darwen-and-whitehall), [Tockholes, Edgworth & Hoddlesden](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/tockholes-edgworth-and-hoddlesden), [Wensley Fold](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/wensley-fold), [Witton, Mill Hill & Hollin Bank](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/witton-mill-hill-and-hollin-bank) ## Constituencies mostly in Blackburn with Darwen [Blackburn](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blackburn) ## Towns in Blackburn with Darwen [Blackburn](https://openindex.co.uk/town/blackburn), [Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/town/darwen) ## Postcodes in Blackburn with Darwen [Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/postcodes) ## Neighbourhoods in Blackburn with Darwen 91 areas, listed on the page: https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen ## Blackburn with Darwen in brief Blackburn with Darwen’s average house price was £165,131 in July 2026. Full-time workers living in Blackburn with Darwen earned a median of £33,076 in 2025. A home in Blackburn with Darwen costs 5.0 times local full-time pay. Blackburn with Darwen has a deprivation score of 36.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025. ## MPs for Blackburn with Darwen - [Blackburn](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blackburn): Mr Adnan Hussain (Independent), MP since July 2024. 73% of the people here. - [Rossendale and Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rossendale-and-darwen): Andy MacNae (Labour), MP since July 2024. 27% of the people here. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## About - Type: Unitary authority - Code: E06000008 - Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 137 km² - People, mid-2025: 163,801 - Wards: 17 - Middle areas: 18 - Neighbourhoods: 91 - Output areas: 447 ## Next door [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley), [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton), [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn), [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/ribble-valley), [Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale), [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury) ## Similar places Councils with the closest mix of age, prices, pay and density. [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford), [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln), [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale), [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham), [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley), [Stoke-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent). ## Latest updates for Blackburn with Darwen - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026. ## More on this place - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/crime) (13) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E06000008 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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