Housing in BB2 3NU
What the homes in BB2 3NU 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
- 1,332 (2024)
BB2 3NUBlackburn
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (51.3%). Flats make up 5.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB2 3NU area is well below that, at 40%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 10.2% of households against 20.5%. 20.7% own outright and 19.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned40%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented10.2%20.5%
- Social rented49.4%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 2.1 people living in it. 38.1% 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 20.6%. 26.7% 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 3NU sits in (Queen's Park & Higher Croft): about 1,332 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.