5,039
Households
White Brit. · 32%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 54%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
283 · 21.6 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£97,000
Median property price
432
Postcodes
Overview of Blackburn Central
Coordinates53.7452, -2.4820
Postcodes
432
Population (Census)
13,104
Households (Census)
5,039
Recorded crime · May '26
283 · 21.6 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Blackburn Central
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.62 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.62 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Blackburn Central
Property sales · Blackburn Central
HM Land Registry · Blackburn Central
Average price
£111,630
YoY: -13.9%
Median price: £115,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Apr '26Apr '26: 5 sales · avg £94,280
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£183k£129k£75k
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Blackburn Central
Crime trends · Blackburn Central
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1038057
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
103
YoY +10%
ASB
1198346
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
63
YoY -35%
Vehicle Crime
18101
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -17%
Burglary
1061
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +133%
Criminal damage
221610
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
14
YoY stable
Demographics in Blackburn Central
Ethnicity
White Brit.31.6%
Pakistani27.2%
Indian22.5%
Other White6.1%
African2.5%
+ 4 other groups · 10.1%
Religion
Muslim54.0%
Christian25.2%
No religion14.5%
Not answered5.1%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
35–4921.3%
50–6416.3%
25–3414.3%
10–159.4%
20–247.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.3%
Households
Other27.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.5%
Any member 66+11.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.3%
+ 7 other households · 27.8%
Schools in Blackburn Central
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 2LD
Outstanding
0.3 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18
Blackburn Central High School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 3HJ
Good
0.7 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 1LQ
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 1SN
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 3HP
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB1 1DF
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Michael With St John CofE Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB1 6LE
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 2JR
Good
0.5 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Al Islah Girls' High School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB1 1TF
0.5 mi
SecondaryIndependentGirls · Ages 11–16
Blackburn College
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 1LH
0.4 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Blackburn Central
Postcodes in Blackburn Central
BB1 1AFBB1 1AQBB1 1BABB1 1BBBB1 1BDBB1 1BGBB1 1BHBB1 1BJBB1 1BLBB1 1BNBB1 1BQBB1 1BSBB1 1BTBB1 1BUBB1 1BWBB1 1BXBB1 1BZBB1 1DABB1 1DBBB1 1DEBB1 1DFBB1 1DGBB1 1DHBB1 1DJBB1 1DLBB1 1DNBB1 1DQBB1 1DRBB1 1DSBB1 1DTBB1 1DUBB1 1DWBB1 1DYBB1 1DZBB1 1EBBB1 1EDBB1 1EEBB1 1EFBB1 1EGBB1 1EHBB1 1EJBB1 1ELBB1 1ENBB1 1EPBB1 1EQBB1 1ERBB1 1ESBB1 1EWBB1 1EXBB1 1EYBB1 1EZBB1 1FBBB1 1GABB1 1HNBB1 1HPBB1 1HQBB1 1HSBB1 1HWBB1 1HYBB1 1JABB1 1JBBB1 1JDBB1 1JFBB1 1LPBB1 1LRBB1 1LSBB1 1RBBB1 1RDBB1 1REBB1 1RLBB1 1RNBB1 1RRBB1 1RSBB1 1RTBB1 1RUBB1 1RXBB1 1RYBB1 1RZBB1 1SABB1 1SDBB1 1SYBB1 1SZBB1 1TABB1 1TBBB1 1TDBB1 1TFBB1 1YFBB1 1YGBB1 1YLBB1 1YWBB1 3ASBB1 3ATBB1 3AXBB1 3AZBB1 3BZBB1 3DBBB1 5AABB1 5AFBB1 5ALBB1 5ARBB1 5ASBB1 5AXBB1 5AZBB1 5BEBB1 5BFBB1 5BLBB1 5BNBB1 5BPBB1 5BSBB1 5BTBB1 5BXBB1 5BYBB1 5DEBB1 5DGBB1 5DQBB1 5DTBB1 5DUBB1 5EBBB1 5EDBB1 5EP