Housing in BB2 5AF
What the homes in BB2 5AF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Beardwood, Pleasington & Livesey
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,153 (2024)
BB2 5AFBlackburn
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (45%). Flats make up 10.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB2 5AF area is well above that, at 89%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.5% of households against 20.5%. 42% own outright and 46.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned89%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented9.5%20.5%
- Social rented1.4%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 2.5 people living in it. 25% 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 25.5%. 28.8% 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 5AF sits in (Beardwood, Pleasington & Livesey): about 2,153 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.