3,445
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 61%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
20 · 2.3 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£190,899
Median property price
157
Postcodes
Overview of Blackburn South & Lower Darwen
Coordinates53.7221, -2.4769
Postcodes
157
Population (Census)
8,825
Households (Census)
3,445
Recorded crime · May '26
20 · 2.3 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Blackburn South & Lower Darwen
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.43 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.43 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Blackburn South & Lower Darwen
Property sales · Blackburn South & Lower Darwen
HM Land Registry · Blackburn South & Lower Darwen
Average price
£209,139
YoY: +3.8%
Median price: £190,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £199,995
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£263k£206k£149k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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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 South & Lower Darwen
Crime trends · Blackburn South & Lower Darwen
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1692
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY stable
ASB
1481
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -43%
Vehicle Crime
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -50%
Demographics in Blackburn South & Lower Darwen
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.6%
Other White2.2%
Pakistani1.7%
Indian1.2%
+ other · 3.3%
Religion
Christian61.0%
No religion30.4%
Not answered4.8%
Muslim2.8%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6422.4%
35–4921.8%
25–3412.3%
10–159.4%
65–747.3%
+ 5 other age groups · 26.8%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.5%
Other14.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.3%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children8.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.0%
+ 8 other households · 37.7%
Schools in Blackburn South & Lower Darwen
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 4JJ
Outstanding
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Lower Darwen Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB3 0RB
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St James' Church of England Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB3 0QP
Not judged
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Blackburn South & Lower Darwen
Postcodes in Blackburn South & Lower Darwen
BB1 2BWBB1 2FFBB1 2HQBB1 2LABB1 2LBBB1 2LDBB1 2LFBB1 2LGBB1 2LHBB1 2LUBB1 2LXBB1 2QYBB2 3AABB2 3UABB2 3UBBB2 3UDBB2 3UEBB2 3ULBB2 3UNBB2 3UPBB2 3URBB2 3UWBB2 3WABB2 3WBBB2 3WDBB2 3WEBB2 3WFBB2 3WGBB2 3WHBB2 3WJBB2 3WLBB2 3WNBB2 3WQBB2 3WRBB2 3WYBB2 4DUBB2 4FABB2 4FBBB2 4FDBB2 4FEBB2 4FFBB2 4FGBB2 4FHBB2 4FJBB2 4FLBB2 4FNBB2 4FPBB2 4FQBB2 4FRBB2 4FSBB2 4FTBB2 4FUBB2 4FWBB2 4FXBB2 4FYBB2 4FZBB2 4GRBB2 4GSBB2 4HFBB2 4HHBB2 4HNBB2 4HQBB2 4JBBB2 4JDBB2 4JHBB2 4JJBB2 4LBBB2 4LEBB2 4LFBB2 4LHBB2 4SFBB2 4SGBB2 4SUBB2 4SXBB2 4TLBB2 4TNBB2 4UABB2 4UJBB2 4ULBB2 4UNBB2 4UPBB2 4UQBB2 4URBB2 4UUBB2 4WFBB3 0APBB3 0AWBB3 0FDBB3 0FFBB3 0FNBB3 0FQBB3 0FXBB3 0LFBB3 0LGBB3 0PLBB3 0PNBB3 0PPBB3 0PQBB3 0PRBB3 0PUBB3 0PWBB3 0PXBB3 0PYBB3 0PZBB3 0QABB3 0QBBB3 0QDBB3 0QEBB3 0QGBB3 0QHBB3 0QJBB3 0QLBB3 0QNBB3 0QPBB3 0QQBB3 0QRBB3 0QTBB3 0QUBB3 0QWBB3 0QX