Detached
£311,249
105% above the Darwen average
12.5% of sales
What is the average house price in Darwen? £152,098
The average house price in Darwen is £152,098, based on 519 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 5.2% (£8,356) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −5.2%
- Sold in 12 months
- 519
- 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 Darwen?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£198,788
31% above the Darwen average
18.3% of sales
Terraced
£115,962
24% below the Darwen average
65.3% of sales
Flats
£131,070
14% below the Darwen average
3.9% of sales
Are house prices in Darwen going up or down?
House prices in Darwen are falling: down 5.2% (£8,356) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 50.5% (£51,022).
Past 12 months
−5.2%
−£8,356From £160,454 to £152,098
£160,454£148,530
Past 10 years
+50.5%
+£51,022From £101,076 to £152,098
£160,454£101,076
Quick answers for Darwen
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£298,200
Highest average, reached in January 2021
How many homes sold?
519
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
65.3% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£100k - £150k
30.6% of sales
How many people live in Darwen?
28,176
3,672 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 Darwen?
12,696
1,655 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 Darwen?
29 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 53% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
4.0% of the area · 10 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 Darwen?
84 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · −1.9% 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.
How does Darwen rank?
7th most expensive area of Blackburn with Darwen.
Compared with 7 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Darwen?
The highest recorded sale prices in Darwen, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
95 gillibrand street, blackburn with darwen
£8,511,000
Sold January 2021
View house details
How do house prices in Darwen compare with nearby areas?
Darwen compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Blackburn with Darwen.
Darwen vs Eccleshill
- Darwen
- £152,098
- Eccleshill
- £284,350+£132,252
Open comparison
Darwen vs North Turton
- Darwen
- £152,098
- North Turton
- £439,244+£287,146
Open comparison
Darwen vs Tockholes
- Darwen
- £152,098
- Tockholes
- £392,857+£240,759
Open comparison
Darwen vs Yate and Pickup Bank
- Darwen
- £152,098
- Yate and Pickup Bank
- £365,219+£213,121
Open comparison
Darwen vs Livesey
- Darwen
- £152,098
- Livesey
- £250,227+£98,129
Open comparison
Darwen vs Pleasington
- Darwen
- £152,098
- Pleasington
- £567,000+£414,902
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
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 00:25 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Darwen dataset covers 994 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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