Housing in BL7 0BL
What the homes in BL7 0BL 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
- 1,254 (2024)
BL7 0BLBolton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (40.8%). Flats make up 7.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL7 0BL area is above that, at 84.1%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.5% of households against 20.5%. 51.9% own outright and 32.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned84.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented10.5%20.5%
- Social rented5.1%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 2.2 people living in it. 28.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 19.2%. 21.2% 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 BL7 0BL sits in (Tockholes, Edgworth & Hoddlesden): about 1,254 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.