# Central Blackburn

North Blackburn with Darwen. 9,515 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.5 square kilometres.

Central Blackburn had 9,071 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02002620. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £130,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Central Blackburn was £130,000 in 2025. Joint 238th cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/central-blackburn#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 9,071** (2021). Central Blackburn had 9,071 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 2,044th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/central-blackburn#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Central Blackburn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/central-blackburn#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.0%** (January 2026). In Central Blackburn, 90.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/central-blackburn#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02002620) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Central Blackburn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02002620) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 27 homes were sold in Central Blackburn in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02002620) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Central Blackburn.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02002620) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Central Blackburn had 9,071 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Central Blackburn

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Blackburn at a rate of 357.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.0 per 1,000 people across Blackburn with Darwen.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,012 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 738 |
| Other crime | 600 |
| Shoplifting | 498 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 183 |
| Drug offences | 154 |
| Vehicle crime | 89 |
| Burglary | 61 |
| Robbery | 43 |
| Theft from the person | 19 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Central Blackburn compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Central Blackburn | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £130,000 | joint 4th cheapest | 18 middle areas, Blackburn with Darwen · 2025 |
| Population | 9,071 | 8th most populated | 18 middle areas, Blackburn with Darwen · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 18 middle areas, Blackburn with Darwen · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.0% | 5th lowest | 18 middle areas, Blackburn with Darwen · Jan 2026 |

## Is Central Blackburn safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Blackburn at a rate of 357.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.0 per 1,000 people across Blackburn with Darwen.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 271 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central Blackburn.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,012), anti-social behaviour (738) and other crime (600).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Figures for the whole of Blackburn with Darwen

These figures are published for the whole of Blackburn with Darwen, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Blackburn with Darwen and not Central Blackburn alone. [See Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen)

- **Average house price: £160,727** (August 2026). Blackburn with Darwen’s average house price was £160,727 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **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.
- **House price to pay: 4.9×** (2025). A home in Blackburn with Darwen costs 4.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 39th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **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.

## Central Blackburn in brief

The median price paid for a home in Central Blackburn was £130,000 in 2025.
Central Blackburn had 9,071 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Central Blackburn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Central Blackburn, 90.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02002620
- Ward: [Blackburn Central †](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/ward/blackburn-central)
- Constituency: [Blackburn †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blackburn)
- Council: [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 2.45 km²
- People, mid-2024: 9,515*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 24

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[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), [Bastwell](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/bastwell), [Audley](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/audley), [Queen's Park & Higher Croft](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/queens-park-and-higher-croft), [Little Harwood](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/little-harwood)

## Latest updates for Central Blackburn

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02002620

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