Housing in BB3 0NT
What the homes in BB3 0NT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Tockholes, Edgworth & Hoddlesden
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,112 (2024)
BB3 0NTDarwen
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (45.2%). Flats make up 1.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BB3 0NT area is well above that, at 88.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.4% of households against 20.5%. 48.4% own outright and 40% with a mortgage.
- Owned88.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented9.4%20.5%
- Social rented1.8%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. 22.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 26.9%. 20.5% 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 0NT sits in (Tockholes, Edgworth & Hoddlesden): about 1,112 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.