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Housing in BB3 3HH

What the homes in BB3 3HH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Darwen Town
Council
Blackburn with Darwen
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,699 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (64.2%). Flats make up 27.1%, above the 22.2% across England.

BB3 3HHEngland
Detached2.5%22.9%
Semi-detached6.2%31.5%
Terraced64.2%23%
Purpose-built flat15.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building8.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

45.6% of households in the BB3 3HH area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 36.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 23.2% own outright and 22.4% with a mortgage.

BB3 3HH
46%
37%
18%
England
  • Owned45.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented36.6%20.5%
  • Social rented17.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BB3 3HHEngland
Owned outright23.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent34.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council4.4%8.3%
From a housing association13.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 44.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BB3 3HHEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.4%). 22.2% of households include dependent children.

BB3 3HHEngland
Living alone, under 6629.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.9%12.8%
Couple, no children13.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.7%7.7%
Rents

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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Blackburn with DarwenEngland
All homes£714£1,459
One bedroom£535£1,195
Two bedrooms£662£1,335
Three bedrooms£782£1,489
Four or more£1,113£2,161
Detached£1,020£1,640
Semi-detached£766£1,449
Terraced£721£1,435
Flat or maisonette£602£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BB3 3HH (Darwen Town) (about 1,699 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.

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