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Housing in BB1 9RZ

What the homes in BB1 9RZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Roe Lee, Brownhill & Sunnybower
Council
Blackburn with Darwen
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,033 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (44.6%). Flats make up 12.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

BB1 9RZEngland
Detached8.3%22.9%
Semi-detached44.6%31.5%
Terraced34.4%23%
Purpose-built flat5.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

70.4% of households in the BB1 9RZ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.2% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 38.6% own outright and 31.7% with a mortgage.

BB1 9RZ
70%
16%
13%
England
  • Owned70.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented16.2%20.5%
  • Social rented13%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BB1 9RZEngland
Owned outright38.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.6%2.2%
From the council3.5%8.3%
From a housing association9.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 34.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BB1 9RZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.4%). 28.6% of households include dependent children.

BB1 9RZEngland
Living alone, under 6621.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.9%12.8%
Couple, no children12.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.4%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 9RZ (Roe Lee, Brownhill & Sunnybower) (about 2,033 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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