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Housing in BB2 3ER

What the homes in BB2 3ER are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Queen's Park & Higher Croft
Council
Blackburn with Darwen
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,685 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (44.1%). Flats make up 1.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

BB2 3EREngland
Detached30.1%22.9%
Semi-detached44.1%31.5%
Terraced24.2%23%
Purpose-built flat1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB2 3ER area is broadly in line with that, at 66.7%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.2% of households against 20.5%. 28.6% own outright and 38.1% with a mortgage.

BB2 3ER
67%
21%
England
  • Owned66.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1%1%
  • Private rented21.2%20.5%
  • Social rented11.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

BB2 3EREngland
Owned outright28.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan38.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council5.1%8.3%
From a housing association6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 23.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BB2 3EREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 26.1%. 33.1% of households include dependent children.

BB2 3EREngland
Living alone, under 6615%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.3%12.8%
Couple, no children16%16.8%
Couple with dependent children26.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.1%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood BB2 3ER sits in (Queen's Park & Higher Croft): about 1,685 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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