Detached
£336,354
92% above the Blackburn with Darwen average
17.9% of sales
What is the average house price in Blackburn with Darwen? £175,577
The average house price in Blackburn with Darwen is £175,577, based on 1,673 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 1.9% (£3,430) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −1.9%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,673
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Blackburn with Darwen?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£196,189
12% above the Blackburn with Darwen average
25.6% of sales
Terraced
£124,023
29% below the Blackburn with Darwen average
51.3% of sales
Flats
£111,341
37% below the Blackburn with Darwen average
5.1% of sales
Are house prices in Blackburn with Darwen going up or down?
House prices in Blackburn with Darwen are falling: down 1.9% (£3,430) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 47.1% (£56,242).
Past 12 months
−1.9%
−£3,430From £179,007 to £175,577
£180,027£175,247
Past 10 years
+47.1%
+£56,242From £119,335 to £175,577
£179,007£119,335
Quick answers for Blackburn with Darwen
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£234,687
Highest average, reached in September 2024
How many homes sold?
1,673
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
51.3% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£100k - £150k
28.4% of sales
How many people live in Blackburn with Darwen?
154,810
2,923 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Blackburn with Darwen?
58,709
1,108 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Blackburn with Darwen?
34 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.8 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
3.9% of the area · 32 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Blackburn with Darwen?
92 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · +3.6% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Pleasington
£567,000
Least expensive
Darwen
£152,098
How does Blackburn with Darwen rank?
65th most expensive area of England.
Compared with 71 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Blackburn with Darwen?
The highest recorded sale prices in Blackburn with Darwen, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
95 gillibrand street, blackburn with darwen
£8,511,000
Sold January 2021
View house details
#2
black hill farm louis william street, blackburn with darwen
£7,197,000
Sold September 2024
View details
How do house prices in Blackburn with Darwen compare with nearby areas?
Blackburn with Darwen compared with the 6 nearest other areas in England.
Blackburn with Darwen vs Lancashire
- Blackburn with Darwen
- £175,577
- Lancashire
- £222,110+£46,533
Open comparison
Blackburn with Darwen vs Greater Manchester
- Blackburn with Darwen
- £175,577
- Greater Manchester
- £270,632+£95,055
Open comparison
Blackburn with Darwen vs Liverpool City Region
- Blackburn with Darwen
- £175,577
- Liverpool City Region
- £223,951+£48,374
Open comparison
Blackburn with Darwen vs Blackpool
- Blackburn with Darwen
- £175,577
- Blackpool
- £144,112−£31,465
Open comparison
Blackburn with Darwen vs West Yorkshire
- Blackburn with Darwen
- £175,577
- West Yorkshire
- £240,645+£65,068
Open comparison
Blackburn with Darwen vs Cheshire
- Blackburn with Darwen
- £175,577
- Cheshire
- £313,905+£138,328
Open comparison
Which areas of Blackburn with Darwen are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 7 areas of Blackburn with Darwen, most expensive first.
- 1
£567,000
Change over one year: +31.7%
- 2
£439,244
Change over one year: +25.4%
- 3
£392,857
Change over one year: −6.1%
- 4
£365,219
Change over one year: −44.6%
- 5
£284,350
Change over one year: +17.5%
- 6
£250,227
Change over one year: +0.7%
- 7
£152,098
Change over one year: −5.2%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:18 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Blackburn with Darwen dataset covers 5,022 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.