Housing in BB3 0AP
What the homes in BB3 0AP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ewood & Fernhurst
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,990 (2024)
BB3 0APDarwen
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (74.5%). 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 BB3 0AP area is well above that, at 91.6%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6.9% of households against 20.5%. 29.5% own outright and 62.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned91.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented6.9%20.5%
- Social rented1.1%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 2.9 people living in it. 12% 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 37.2%. 42.2% 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 BB3 0AP sits in (Ewood & Fernhurst): about 2,990 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.