UNION STREET, BB3 0DA House Prices & Local Information

BB3 0DA is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Union Street, 0.2km from Shorey Bank in Darwen. Administratively it sits within Darwen West ward and the Rossendale and Darwen constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, BB3 0DA is a neighbourhood with pockets of retirees, often in communal or managed housing. During the day, public administration and security with mainly white workforces. An established, mature community with an average age of 55 — quiet, long-term residents, low turnover. 53% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are above average at 107 incidents per 1,000 residents — worth reviewing the crime breakdown below. 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 BB3 0DA are sourced from Output Area E00181555 (shared with 163 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.