Housing in BB2 5EP
What the homes in BB2 5EP 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
- 1,100 (2024)
BB2 5EPBlackburn
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (36.8%). Flats make up 5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB2 5EP area is above that, at 82.3%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 14.8% of households against 20.5%. 48.2% own outright and 34% with a mortgage.
- Owned82.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented14.8%20.5%
- Social rented2.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 29.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 19.5%. 18.7% 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 5EP sits in (Beardwood, Pleasington & Livesey): about 1,100 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.