UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/blackburn-with-darwen
Council areaNorth West, England
House prices in Blackburn with Darwen
Homes in Blackburn with Darwen sold for a median of £172,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 3,550 standard sales.
That makes it the fifth cheapest of the 35 council areas in the North West with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £225,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 872 | £300,000 | £258,000 to £365,000 | £2,831/m²from 29 sales |
| Semi-detached | 967 | £190,000 | £158,000 to £230,000 | £2,563/m²from 27 sales |
| Terraced | 1,562 | £125,000 | £100,000 to £156,000 | £1,424/m²from 56 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 149 | £105,000 | £81,000 to £135,000 | Too few |
Terraced houses were the most common type sold in Blackburn with Darwen, at 44% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 27%. New builds made up 13% of sales, against 6% across England and Wales.
Flats and maisonettes stand out against the North West as a whole: a median of £105,000 here, 30% less than the £150,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £2,194 per m², 21% below the £2,763 across the North West as a whole.
Prices over time
The median rose 64%, from £105,000 in 2016 to £172,000 in 2025, more than the 52% rise across the North West as a whole.
Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen
District medians are close together, from £166,000 in BB1 (Blackburn) to £187,000 in BB2 (Blackburn).
- BB2Blackburn, 1,659 salesMedian price £187,000Price per square metre £2,391Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +4%
- BB3Darwen, 1,165 salesMedian price £167,000Price per square metre £2,225Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +7%
- BB1Blackburn, 1,149 salesMedian price £166,000Price per square metre £1,803Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Preston Old Road, Blackburn (BB2)50 sales
- Hadrians Turn, Blackburn (BB2)44 sales
- White Clover Avenue, Feniscowles (BB2)37 sales
- Livesey Branch Road, Blackburn (BB2)34 sales
- Entwistle Drive, Blackburn (BB2)33 sales
- Wood Avens Close, Feniscowles (BB2)29 sales
- Daisy Drive, Darwen (BB3)29 sales
- Whalley New Road, Blackburn (BB1)24 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Weavers Way, Hoddlesden (BB3, detached houses, £405,000), Juniper Grove, Blackburn (BB2, detached houses, £395,000) and Ribchester Road, Clayton le Dale (BB1, £395,000).
The cheapest were Moorgate Street, Blackburn (BB2, terraced houses, £82,500), Livesey Branch Road, Feniscowles (BB2, terraced houses, £90,000) and New Wellington Street, Blackburn (BB2, terraced houses, £92,500).
Leasehold homes
32% of sales in Blackburn with Darwen were leasehold, against 33% across the North West as a whole. Flats made up only 4% of sales, so many houses here are leasehold too: ask who owns the freehold and what the ground rent is.
Living in Blackburn with Darwen
Crime
92 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 72 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
93% of homes can get it
Higher than 63 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
99% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 95 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,455 a year in Blackburn with Darwen for 2026 to 2027
Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the North West
Median sale price of the 35 council areas in the North West with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Blackburn with Darwen and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Lancaster£203,000
- Preston£200,000
- Wigan£200,000
- Wyre£200,000
- Knowsley£197,000
- Halton£195,000
- St. Helens£193,000
- Rossendale£190,000
- Liverpool£185,000
- Cumberland£177,000
- Blackburn with Darwen, this council area£172,000
- Pendle£148,000
- Hyndburn£140,000
- Blackpool£139,000
- Burnley£136,500
About these figures
Blackburn with Darwen's figures come from 3,550 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 3 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Blackburn with Darwen, so their sales add up to 3,973 instead (how we build council pages). New builds made up 13% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.