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Affluence in BL7 0QB

How BL7 0QB 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
1,979 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Deprivation

How well off BL7 0QB is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the BL7 0QB area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Barriers to housing and services1.0
  • Living environment2.0
  • Crime7.0
  • Income10.0
  • Employment10.0
  • Education and skills10.0
  • Health and disability10.0
  • Children in low-income families10.0
  • Older people in low-income households10.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£61,292
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Above the national average
Higher than
70%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

64% of adults in the BL7 0QB area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 23% are retired and 4.9% are full-time students.

BL7 0QBEngland
Employee, full-time35.9%34.3%
Employee, part-time12.2%11.9%
Self-employed16%9.5%
Unemployed2.1%2.9%
Full-time student4.9%7.9%
Retired23%21.5%
Looking after home or family2.9%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled1.1%4.1%
Other2%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

51.5% of adults in the BL7 0QB area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the England average of 33.2%.

BL7 0QBEngland
Higher managerial & professional25%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional26.5%19.9%
Intermediate10.8%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed15.7%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical2.7%5.3%
Semi-routine5.3%11.3%
Routine4.6%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.6%8.5%
Full-time students4.8%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

49.1% of adults in the BL7 0QB area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the England average of 33.9%. 8.3% have no qualifications.

BL7 0QBEngland
Degree level or above49.1%33.9%
A level or equivalent17%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above12.9%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C5.3%9.7%
Apprenticeship5.7%5.3%
Other qualifications1.7%2.8%
No qualifications8.3%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BL7 0QB (Tockholes, Edgworth & Hoddlesden) (about 1,979 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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