Housing in BB1 2NS
What the homes in BB1 2NS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Tockholes, Edgworth & Hoddlesden
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,058 (2024)
BB1 2NSBlackburn
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (40.2%). Flats make up 0.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB1 2NS area is well above that, at 87.3%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.1% of households against 20.5%. 50.2% own outright and 37% with a mortgage.
- Owned87.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented11.1%20.5%
- Social rented1.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 25.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.2%. 22.1% 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 2NS sits in (Tockholes, Edgworth & Hoddlesden): about 2,058 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.