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Ewood & Fernhurst

Middle area

North west Blackburn with Darwen. 7,589 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Ewood & Fernhurst live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£187,250
1,216th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,511
Joint 4,387th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Ewood & Fernhurst

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ewood & Fernhurst at a rate of 83.8 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.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences236
Anti-social behaviour135
Other crime113
Shoplifting47
Criminal damage and arson39
Vehicle crime38
Drug offences13
Burglary11
Robbery3
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Ewood & Fernhurst compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Ewood & FernhurstMiddle
Median sale price18 middle areas, Blackburn with Darwen · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Blackburn with Darwen18 areas from £102,000 to £362,498. The middle area is £144,072. Ewood & Fernhurst is £187,250.
£187,2506th most expensive
Population18 middle areas, Blackburn with Darwen · 2021
Population: every middle area in Blackburn with Darwen18 areas from 5,971 to 11,082. The middle area is 8,851. Ewood & Fernhurst is 7,511.
7,5116th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares18 middle areas, Blackburn with Darwen · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Blackburn with Darwen18 areas from 66.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Ewood & Fernhurst is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage18 middle areas, Blackburn with Darwen · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Blackburn with Darwen18 areas from 50.2% to 99.7%. The middle area is 96.1%. Ewood & Fernhurst is 96.5%.
96.5%9th highest

Is Ewood & Fernhurst safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ewood & Fernhurst at a rate of 83.8 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, 65 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ewood & Fernhurst.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (236), anti-social behaviour (135) and other crime (113).

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 Ewood & Fernhurst alone. See Blackburn with Darwen

Average house price
£160,727
Down 0.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,076
20th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.9×
Joint 39th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
36.9
10th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Ewood & Fernhurst in brief

The median price paid for a home in Ewood & Fernhurst was £187,250 in 2025.

Ewood & Fernhurst had 7,511 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Ewood & Fernhurst live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Ewood & Fernhurst, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.