Housing in BB2 7BU
What the homes in BB2 7BU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Lammack & Revidge
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,382 (2024)
BB2 7BUBlackburn
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (58%). Flats make up 0%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB2 7BU area is well above that, at 88.6%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.6% of households against 20.5%. 53.1% own outright and 35.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned88.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented9.6%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 2.7 people living in it. 20.9% 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 28.6%. 34.8% 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 7BU sits in (Lammack & Revidge): about 1,382 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.