Housing in BB1 2QW
What the homes in BB1 2QW 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)
- Status
- No longer in use
BB1 2QWBlackburn
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (44.5%). Flats make up 15.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
24.5% of households in the BB1 2QW area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.7% of households, well below the England figure of 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%
By mortgage and landlord type
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 a lone parent with dependent children (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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BB1 2QW (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.