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The average house price in Blackburn with Darwen is £175,577 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 1.9%.

£175,577

Average price, last 12 months

−1.9% in a year
OCT 2016£120kSEPT 2026£176k

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What can I buy with my budget in Blackburn with Darwen?

With £180,000 you could afford the average terraced house in Blackburn with Darwen.

£180,000

Blackburn with Darwen

  • Flats

    £111,341

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £124,023

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £196,189

    £16k short

  • Detached

    £336,354

    £156k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Blackburn with Darwen?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Blackburn with Darwen costs £878 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Blackburn with Darwen

    £878

    a month

    Average price
    £175,577
    Deposit
    £17,558
    Mortgage
    £158,019
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £35,115

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £336,354

Semi-detached

  • £196,189

Terraced

  • £124,023

Flats

  • £111,341

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Blackburn with Darwen

Mostly terraced houses

18%
26%
51%

How much do prices vary within Blackburn with Darwen?

In Blackburn with Darwen the priciest area costs 3.7× the cheapest.

Blackburn with Darwen7 areas

Cheapest: Darwen, £152,098. Priciest: Pleasington, £567,000.

Darwen: £152,098Livesey: £250,227Eccleshill: £284,350Yate and Pickup Bank: £365,219Tockholes: £392,857North Turton: £439,244Pleasington: £567,000
  • Blackburn with Darwen average, £175,577

Each dot is one area inside the location, by its average sale price over the last 12 months. The areas we have prices for may not cover every part of a location.

How green is Blackburn with Darwen?

Blackburn with Darwen has 32 public parks among 334 green space sites. Green space covers 3.9% of the area: about 34 m² per resident, or 4.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Blackburn with Darwen

    3.9%

    of the land is green space
    34 m² per resident, or 4.8 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    32 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Blackburn with Darwen?

Blackburn with Darwen has about 8.1 residents for every football pitch of land, or 2,923 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Blackburn with Darwen
8.1 people per football pitch of land · 2,923 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Blackburn with Darwen?

Prices in Blackburn with Darwen were down on a year earlier in 27 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 1.9% on a year earlier.

Blackburn with Darwen27 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Blackburn with Darwen

    England / Blackburn with Darwen

    £175,577

Change over 1 year

  • Blackburn with Darwen

    England / Blackburn with Darwen

    −£3,430

Change over ~10 years

  • Blackburn with Darwen

    England / Blackburn with Darwen

    +£56,242

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Blackburn with Darwen

    England / Blackburn with Darwen

    1,673

Number of postcodes

  • Blackburn with Darwen

    England / Blackburn with Darwen

    5,022

Households (Census 2021)

  • Blackburn with Darwen

    England / Blackburn with Darwen

    58,709

Household density

  • Blackburn with Darwen

    England / Blackburn with Darwen

    1,108 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Blackburn with Darwen

    England / Blackburn with Darwen

    154,810

Population density

  • Blackburn with Darwen

    England / Blackburn with Darwen

    2,923 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Blackburn with Darwen

    England / Blackburn with Darwen

    34 m² per resident · more than 56% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Blackburn with Darwen

    England / Blackburn with Darwen

    3.9%

Public parks

  • Blackburn with Darwen

    England / Blackburn with Darwen

    32

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Blackburn with Darwen

    England / Blackburn with Darwen

    92 per 1,000 · Very High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Blackburn with Darwen

    England / Blackburn with Darwen

    +3.6%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Blackburn with Darwen

    England / Blackburn with Darwen

    22 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Blackburn with Darwen

    England / Blackburn with Darwen

    SEPT 2024 · £234,687

Most common price band

  • Blackburn with Darwen

    England / Blackburn with Darwen

    £100k – £150k · 28.4%

Detached average

  • Blackburn with Darwen

    England / Blackburn with Darwen

    £336,354

Semi-detached average

  • Blackburn with Darwen

    England / Blackburn with Darwen

    £196,189

Terraced average

  • Blackburn with Darwen

    England / Blackburn with Darwen

    £124,023

Flats average

  • Blackburn with Darwen

    England / Blackburn with Darwen

    £111,341

Detached share of sales

  • Blackburn with Darwen

    England / Blackburn with Darwen

    17.9%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Blackburn with Darwen

    England / Blackburn with Darwen

    25.6%

Terraced share of sales

  • Blackburn with Darwen

    England / Blackburn with Darwen

    51.3%

Flats share of sales

  • Blackburn with Darwen

    England / Blackburn with Darwen

    5.1%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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