Housing in BB2 5DX
What the homes in BB2 5DX 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
- 1,814 (2024)
BB2 5DXBlackburn
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (81.8%). Flats make up 0.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB2 5DX area is well above that, at 93.1%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 5.3% of households against 20.5%. 55.5% own outright and 37.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned93.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented5.3%20.5%
- Social rented1.6%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 2.3 people living in it. 24.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.4%. 23.1% 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 5DX sits in (Beardwood, Pleasington & Livesey): about 1,814 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.