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Housing in BB1 5BD

What the homes in BB1 5BD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Central Blackburn
Council
Blackburn with Darwen
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,776 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (46%). Flats make up 36.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.

BB1 5BDEngland
Detached4.1%22.9%
Semi-detached13.2%31.5%
Terraced46%23%
Purpose-built flat32.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

39.6% of households in the BB1 5BD area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.2% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 29.1% own outright and 10.4% with a mortgage.

BB1 5BD
40%
20%
40%
England
  • Owned39.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented20.2%20.5%
  • Social rented39.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BB1 5BDEngland
Owned outright29.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan10.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council7.1%8.3%
From a housing association32.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 40.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BB1 5BDEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28%). 25.3% of households include dependent children.

BB1 5BDEngland
Living alone, under 6628%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.7%12.8%
Couple, no children5.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.5%7.7%
Rents

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.

Blackburn with DarwenEngland
All homes£714£1,459
One bedroom£535£1,195
Two bedrooms£662£1,335
Three bedrooms£782£1,489
Four or more£1,113£2,161
Detached£1,020£1,640
Semi-detached£766£1,449
Terraced£721£1,435
Flat or maisonette£602£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BB1 5BD (Central Blackburn) (about 1,776 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.

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