Affluence in BL7 0PB
How BL7 0PB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Tockholes, Edgworth & Hoddlesden
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,254 (2024)
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How well off BL7 0PB is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the BL7 0PB area averages decile 8.0 of 10 — more affluent than most of England. Its weakest domain is barriers to housing and services (decile 1.0). The index ranks places within England only, so it can't be compared across the UK's nations.
- Barriers to housing and services1.0
- Living environment5.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Employment9.0
- Crime9.0
- Older people in low-income households9.0
- Income10.0
- Education and skills10.0
- Children in low-income families10.0
Household income
ONS's estimate of mean household income before tax, 2022/23. Published for neighbourhoods of around 7,000 people; areas spanning several are weighted by households.
Who is in work
Across England, 55.7% of adults are in work; the BL7 0PB area is broadly in line with that, at 54.2%. 32.7% are retired and 4.2% are full-time students.
Social grade
Across England, 33.2% of adults work in managerial or professional jobs; the BL7 0PB area is well above that, at 51.7%.
Highest qualification
Across England, 33.9% of adults hold a degree or equivalent; the BL7 0PB area is well above that, at 48.3%. 9.7% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood BL7 0PB sits in (Tockholes, Edgworth & Hoddlesden): about 1,254 residents.
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.