City Profile • Local Authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Blackburn with Darwen is a local authority district comprising 4 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £162k, reflecting a downward trend of 6.3% over the past year. Crime levels run above average (110 per 1,000 residents), often driven by commercial zones and transport hubs.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
155,762
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
4 AreasPopulation Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Blackburn with Darwen authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English56.9%
Pakistani17.8%
Indian15.8%
White: Other White3.0%
Bangladeshi1.0%
Other Asian0.9%
Age Profile
10-14 years7.6%
5-9 years7.2%
15-19 years7.0%
35-39 years7.0%
30-34 years6.9%
50-54 years6.7%
Top Occupations
Professional16.4%
Elementary occupations11.7%
Caring and leisure11.3%
Associate professional10.7%
Skilled trades10.6%
Process and machine operatives10.2%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Outright33.3%
Owned: Mortgage27.2%
Private rented: Landlord17.5%
Social rented: Other14.1%
Social rented: Council4.6%
Private rented: Other2.6%
Area DNA
family3/10
health9/10
safety2/10
homeown3/10
transit10/10
affluence1/10
diversity8/10
employment1/10
investment1/10