# Blackburn

Town in Blackburn with Darwen, North West.

Blackburn is a town in Blackburn with Darwen, North West. Median sale price £175,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 111.8 per 1,000 people. About 131,614 people.

Town. Code E63000869. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen)

Blackburn is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Blackburn add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £175,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Blackburn was £175,000 in 2025. Joint 126th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/blackburn#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 124,958** (2021). Blackburn had 124,958 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 85th most populated of 1,209. 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/town/blackburn#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in 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/town/blackburn#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.0%** (January 2026). In Blackburn, 96.0% 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/town/blackburn#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63000869) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 97% of people in Blackburn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63000869) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 1,488 homes were sold in Blackburn in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63000869) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Blackburn.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63000869) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Blackburn had 124,958 usual residents at the census.

## How Blackburn compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Blackburn | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £175,000 | joint 28th cheapest | 161 towns, North West · 2025 |
| Population | 124,958 | 6th most populated | 161 towns, North West · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 97% | joint 26th most people in radon Affected Areas | 161 towns, North West · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.0% | joint 71st highest | 161 towns, North West · Jan 2026 |

## Is Blackburn safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blackburn at a rate of 111.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.4 per 1,000 people across North West.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 1,347 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Blackburn.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (5,725), anti-social behaviour (2,922) and other crime (2,428).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Blackburn was 122.2 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in Blackburn, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Blackburn has no single figure. Of its 72 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 30 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 13 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Blackburn

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012607) | 1,602 | 61.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.9% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012608) | 2,286 | 95.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012633) | 1,701 | 102.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.2% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012634) | 1,615 | 46.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 84.7% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012635) | 1,881 | 43.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 001F](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012636) | 1,737 | 73.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.1% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012581) | 1,356 | 23.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012582) | 1,667 | 37.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 89.5% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012583) | 2,015 | 30.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.1% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012587) | 2,347 | 64.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012588) | 2,213 | 53.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012574) | 1,477 | 65.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012577) | 2,041 | 41.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012578) | 2,006 | 60.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 90.8% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012605) | 2,355 | 42.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.0% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012606) | 1,758 | 59.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.6% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012579) | 1,783 | 70.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012580) | 2,206 | 69.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012642) | 1,908 | 50.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.8% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012645) | 2,122 | 35.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.2% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012585) | 1,812 | 44.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.6% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012586) | 1,720 | 139.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012656) | 1,834 | 146.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012657) | 2,120 | 65.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012658) | 1,921 | 96.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012629) | 1,300 | 365.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 87.4% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012631) | 1,447 | 226.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.0% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012643) | 1,653 | 327.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 87.4% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012644) | 2,467 | 347.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.8% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012655) | 2,204 | 469.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 86.9% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012571) | 1,766 | 60.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.8% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012572) | 1,458 | 141.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012573) | 1,762 | 57.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.6% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012575) | 1,296 | 209.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 90.8% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012630) | 2,294 | 36.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012576) | 1,816 | 98.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.6% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012637) | 1,738 | 166.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012638) | 1,637 | 211.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012639) | 2,036 | 240.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012640) | 1,999 | 98.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012641) | 1,856 | 78.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012595) | 2,175 | 153.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.6% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012596) | 2,057 | 99.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012622) | 1,596 | 264.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012623) | 1,402 | 146.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012624) | 1,449 | 159.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012625) | 1,810 | 164.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.2% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012584) | 1,609 | 52.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 75.8% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012609) | 1,552 | 48.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.9% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012610) | 1,269 | 29.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 92.8% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012611) | 1,074 | 66.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 63.7% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012612) | 1,378 | 45.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 010F](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012613) | 1,857 | 56.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012600) | 1,332 | 146.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012601) | 1,550 | 135.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012602) | 1,577 | 48.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 89.4% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012603) | 1,734 | 129.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.5% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012604) | 1,655 | 65.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.7% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 011F](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012632) | 2,219 | 318.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.0% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012594) | 1,396 | 172.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 80.4% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012618) | 1,522 | 91.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012619) | 1,397 | 159.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012620) | 1,462 | 48.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.9% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012621) | 1,499 | 88.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 82.7% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012593) | 1,609 | 165.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.1% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012597) | 1,659 | 70.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.5% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012598) | 2,936 | 30.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.7% |
| [Blackburn with Darwen 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/neighbourhood/e01012599) | 1,307 | 122.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.9% |
| [Hyndburn 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn/neighbourhood/e01025079) | 1,575 | 32.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% |
| [Ribble Valley 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/ribble-valley/neighbourhood/e01025324) | 1,441 | 24.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.5% |
| [Ribble Valley 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/ribble-valley/neighbourhood/e01025352) | 1,487 | 40.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 86.9% |
| [Ribble Valley 008H](https://openindex.co.uk/ribble-valley/neighbourhood/e01034764) | 2,082 | 22.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 81.8% |

## Your MP

- [Blackburn](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blackburn): Mr Adnan Hussain (Independent), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen)

## Postcode districts covering Blackburn

[BB1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb1), [BB2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb2), [BB3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb3)

## Middle areas in Blackburn

[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), [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), [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), [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)

## Towns near Blackburn

[Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/town/darwen), [Oswaldtwistle](https://openindex.co.uk/town/oswaldtwistle), [Great Harwood](https://openindex.co.uk/town/great-harwood), [Accrington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/accrington), [Clayton-le-Moors](https://openindex.co.uk/town/clayton-le-moors), [Bamber Bridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bamber-bridge)

## Blackburn in brief

Blackburn is a town in Blackburn with Darwen, North West.
About 131,614 people lived in Blackburn in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £175,000 in 2025 across 1,488 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 111.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Blackburn was £175,000 in 2025.
Blackburn had 124,958 usual residents at the census.
About 97% of people in Blackburn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Blackburn, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63000869
- 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: 31.00 km²
- People, mid-2024: 131,614*
- Neighbourhoods: 72
- Output areas: 349

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/town/darwen), [Oswaldtwistle](https://openindex.co.uk/town/oswaldtwistle), [Great Harwood](https://openindex.co.uk/town/great-harwood), [Accrington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/accrington), [Clayton-le-Moors](https://openindex.co.uk/town/clayton-le-moors), [Bamber Bridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bamber-bridge)

## Latest updates for 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/E63000869

## How to cite

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