Housing in BB1 2JD
What the homes in BB1 2JD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shadsworth & Intack
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,775 (2024)
BB1 2JDBlackburn
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (44.5%). Flats make up 15.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB1 2JD area is less than half that, at 24.5%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.7% of households against 20.5%. 12.5% own outright and 12% with a mortgage.
- Owned24.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented11.7%20.5%
- Social rented63.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 27.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is lone parent with dependent children, at 21.7%. 40.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Blackburn with Darwen
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Blackburn with Darwen, August 2026, +4.4% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood BB1 2JD sits in (Shadsworth & Intack): about 1,775 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.