Housing in BB2 2BX
What the homes in BB2 2BX 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)
BB2 2BXBlackburn
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (46%). Flats make up 36.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB2 2BX area is well below that, at 39.6%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.2% of households against 20.5%. 29.1% own outright and 10.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned39.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented20.2%20.5%
- Social rented39.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
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.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 28%. 25.3% 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 BB2 2BX sits in (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.