Housing in BB2 6EZ
What the homes in BB2 6EZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wensley Fold
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,655 (2024)
BB2 6EZBlackburn
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (58.2%). Flats make up 25.3%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB2 6EZ area is broadly in line with that, at 57.5%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 28.4% of households against 20.5%. 34.4% own outright and 23.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented28.4%20.5%
- Social rented13.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.2 people living in it. 33.1% 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 28.1%. 28.7% 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 6EZ sits in (Wensley Fold): about 1,655 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.