4,204
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 57%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
39 · 4.2 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£167,281
Median property price
223
Postcodes
Overview of Darwen South
Coordinates53.6884, -2.4564
Postcodes
223
Population (Census)
9,384
Households (Census)
4,204
Recorded crime · May '26
39 · 4.2 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Darwen South
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.59 (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 4.59 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Darwen South
Property sales · Darwen South
HM Land Registry · Darwen South
Average price
£181,159
YoY: -2.4%
Median price: £174,563
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £203,333
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£220k£178k£136k
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 Darwen South
Crime trends · Darwen South
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
24155
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
24
YoY +9%
ASB
21122
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -80%
Vehicle Crime
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -86%
Burglary
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -40%
Demographics in Darwen South
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.5%
Pakistani2.2%
Other White1.8%
+ other · 3.6%
Religion
Christian56.7%
No religion34.2%
Not answered5.1%
Muslim3.3%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
50–6421.8%
35–4918.4%
25–3413.3%
65–7412.2%
10–156.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.5%
Households
Other21.0%
Any member 66+12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.8%
All members 66+9.0%
+ 7 other households · 35.3%
Schools in Darwen South
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Ashleigh Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB3 2JT
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB3 2BW
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Darwen South
Postcodes in Darwen South
BB3 1ADBB3 1AEBB3 1DFBB3 1DQBB3 2ABBB3 2ADBB3 2AFBB3 2ANBB3 2APBB3 2AQBB3 2ARBB3 2ATBB3 2AWBB3 2AYBB3 2AZBB3 2BABB3 2BBBB3 2BDBB3 2BHBB3 2BJBB3 2BLBB3 2BNBB3 2BPBB3 2BQBB3 2BRBB3 2BSBB3 2BTBB3 2BUBB3 2BWBB3 2BXBB3 2BYBB3 2BZBB3 2DABB3 2DBBB3 2DDBB3 2DEBB3 2DFBB3 2DGBB3 2DHBB3 2DJBB3 2DLBB3 2DNBB3 2DPBB3 2DQBB3 2DSBB3 2DTBB3 2DUBB3 2DWBB3 2DXBB3 2DYBB3 2DZBB3 2EABB3 2EPBB3 2ERBB3 2ESBB3 2ETBB3 2EUBB3 2EXBB3 2EYBB3 2EZBB3 2FBBB3 2FDBB3 2FEBB3 2FFBB3 2FGBB3 2FJBB3 2FLBB3 2FNBB3 2FPBB3 2FQBB3 2GXBB3 2HABB3 2HBBB3 2HDBB3 2HEBB3 2HFBB3 2HGBB3 2HHBB3 2HJBB3 2HLBB3 2HNBB3 2HPBB3 2HQBB3 2HRBB3 2HSBB3 2HTBB3 2HUBB3 2HWBB3 2HXBB3 2HYBB3 2HZBB3 2JEBB3 2JHBB3 2JJBB3 2JLBB3 2JNBB3 2JPBB3 2JQBB3 2JRBB3 2JSBB3 2JTBB3 2JWBB3 2JXBB3 2JYBB3 2JZBB3 2LABB3 2LFBB3 2NFBB3 2NHBB3 2NJBB3 2NZBB3 2PABB3 2PBBB3 2PGBB3 2PHBB3 2PJBB3 2PLBB3 2PNBB3 2PPBB3 2PQ