Housing in BB1 8HL
What the homes in BB1 8HL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bastwell
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,825 (2024)
BB1 8HLBlackburn
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (39.1%). Flats make up 24%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB1 8HL area is below that, at 51.2%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.7% of households against 20.5%. 32.5% own outright and 18.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned51.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented11.7%20.5%
- Social rented36.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.2 people living in it. 27.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 29.3%. 36.2% 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 8HL sits in (Bastwell): about 1,825 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.