BB2 1AD House Prices & Local Information

BB2 1AD is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood located 0.1km from Wensley Fold in Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen). Administratively it sits within Blackburn Central ward and the Blackburn constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, BB2 1AD is a mixed area of service workers, students and families in semi-detached housing. Outside of residential hours, non-white workforce in manufacturing and transport. The 48 average age signals a mature family neighbourhood — long-term residents, good local schools, and high levels of owner-occupation. 81% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 34% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Blackburn with Darwen. Full-time employment stands at 11% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 45 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for BB2 1AD are sourced from Output Area E00063806 (shared with 26 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.