BB1Blackburn, England

House prices in BB1, Blackburn

Homes in BB1 sold for a median of £166,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,149 standard sales.

That makes it the sixth most expensive of the 13 BB postcode districts with at least 100 sales.

Median sale price£166,0001,149 standard sales
Middle half of prices£120,000 to £225,000
Against the Blackburn with Darwen council area3% belowBlackburn with Darwen median £172,000

Prices by property type

Standard sales in BB1, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached173£293,000£240,000 to £356,000Too few
Semi-detached456£186,500£160,000 to £235,000Too few
Terraced454£122,500£95,000 to £155,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes66£109,000£82,000 to £139,000Too few

Only 35 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.

Semi-detached houses and terraced houses sold in similar numbers here, at 40% and 40% of sales.

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Where prices are higher in BB1

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in BB1 9, around Blackburn, with a median of £225,000, and lowest in BB1 1, around Blackburn, at £129,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in BB1 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 154 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in BB1, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
BB1 9PN£557,5004
BB1 9HZ£495,0004
BB1 9JD£422,5004
BB1 9EE£398,0004
BB1 9HT£372,5004
BB1 9LR£352,0004
BB1 9AL£340,0003
BB1 9LY£337,0003
BB1 4EN£318,0004
BB1 9JE£312,5004
BB1 9NS£310,0004
BB1 9PR£310,0003
BB1 9NH£308,0005
BB1 9BJ£307,5004
BB1 9PE£305,0005
BB1 9PQ£300,0005
BB1 9NW£293,0005
BB1 8FA£285,0005
BB1 9LW£280,0003
BB1 4EG£277,0004
BB1 8NX£275,5003
BB1 8FB£271,0007
BB1 8FG£271,00011
BB1 9NP£271,0003
BB1 8FH£270,0003
BB1 8LA£269,0003
BB1 8NE£260,0005
BB1 9HH£255,0005
BB1 2NY£250,0005
BB1 9PF£250,0004
BB1 9NT£242,50010
BB1 9PX£236,0004
BB1 8NB£235,0003
BB1 4EL£234,0006
BB1 8NW£230,0007
BB1 9JF£226,0008
BB1 4BZ£225,0003
BB1 4RJ£225,0003
BB1 9RG£223,0004
BB1 8FD£221,5004
BB1 8LS£220,0005
BB1 8NN£220,0003
BB1 9AZ£220,0003
BB1 4BP£215,0006
BB1 4HA£215,0005
BB1 4RA£215,0003
BB1 9LB£212,0003
BB1 2QF£210,0003
BB1 4HF£210,0003
BB1 8DF£210,0003
BB1 8QQ£208,0003
BB1 8QD£204,0003
BB1 9NN£200,0003
BB1 2DL£198,0003
BB1 8LD£195,0006
BB1 9JX£195,0003
BB1 2NN£190,0003
BB1 8LB£190,0007
BB1 4DB£188,5004
BB1 8RH£187,0007
BB1 4RE£186,5004
BB1 2DU£186,0003
BB1 5PR£186,0003
BB1 9LE£186,0003
BB1 3LY£185,0003
BB1 4HQ£185,0005
BB1 9QX£184,5004
BB1 9BH£184,0004
BB1 1XD£180,0006
BB1 5QT£180,0003
BB1 8ET£180,0003
BB1 8RG£180,0005
BB1 9QZ£180,0003
BB1 5QX£177,5004
BB1 5QY£177,5006
BB1 2BY£175,0003
BB1 4AZ£175,0007
BB1 5RH£175,0003
BB1 8PN£175,0003
BB1 9QU£175,0007
BB1 3HW£173,0003
BB1 2AY£167,5003
BB1 2DF£167,5006
BB1 2DQ£167,5003
BB1 9JH£167,5003
BB1 3LU£165,0003
BB1 9SB£163,5003
BB1 3NQ£163,0003
BB1 9SZ£163,0003
BB1 4RG£160,0003
BB1 9BA£160,0003
BB1 9QT£160,0003
BB1 2DR£158,0004
BB1 3NA£158,0004
BB1 8LJ£156,5003
BB1 1SW£155,0003
BB1 5QA£155,0003
BB1 5NS£152,0003
BB1 2BA£147,5006
BB1 8RJ£147,0007
BB1 2LG£145,0004
BB1 2HN£144,0008
BB1 4JF£142,5003
BB1 4JU£142,0003
BB1 9BX£141,0008
BB1 3AP£140,50017
BB1 3ND£140,0003
BB1 9SX£140,00011
BB1 9BD£137,0005
BB1 3LB£135,0003
BB1 4DH£135,0005
BB1 8ES£135,0003
BB1 5TR£134,0006
BB1 2NG£133,0004
BB1 4HR£132,0004
BB1 4DY£127,5003
BB1 5EF£127,5003
BB1 9SP£126,5004
BB1 9QY£125,0006
BB1 9TF£125,0003
BB1 2ET£122,5006
BB1 5PX£120,5004
BB1 3NP£120,0005
BB1 2BL£115,0003
BB1 2LW£115,0004
BB1 4JG£115,0005
BB1 5LA£115,0003
BB1 9QN£114,5005
BB1 4NL£112,5007
BB1 2AH£110,0003
BB1 3HN£110,0005
BB1 4NB£110,0003
BB1 2BH£108,0006
BB1 8LG£107,5006
BB1 4JA£105,0007
BB1 9DB£104,0009
BB1 2BS£103,0003
BB1 4NZ£97,5006
BB1 4DU£97,0004
BB1 9AE£95,0003
BB1 4NA£93,5003
BB1 4NP£92,50010
BB1 4JJ£91,5003
BB1 4LS£90,0003
BB1 4LY£90,0003
BB1 4DW£88,5004
BB1 8BF£88,5006
BB1 1NR£87,5004
BB1 4PD£86,0003
BB1 4JE£85,0003
BB1 2ER£82,0003
BB1 8DW£80,0003
BB1 4LP£76,0004
BB1 5HR£75,0003

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £105,500
  2. 2017: £117,000
  3. 2018: £118,500
  4. 2019: £120,000
  5. 2020: £128,500
  6. 2021: £142,000
  7. 2022: £155,000
  8. 2023: £150,500
  9. 2024: £160,000
  10. 2025: £165,500
  11. 2026, January to August: £160,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 57%, from £105,500 in 2016 to £165,500 in 2025, more than the 52% rise for a typical district in the North West.

Postcode districts in the Blackburn with Darwen council area

Median sale price of the 3 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. BB1 is the cheapest.

  1. BB2 Blackburn£187,000
  2. BB3 Darwen£167,000
  3. BB1 Blackburn, this district£166,000

Leasehold homes

41% of sales in BB1 were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales. Only 6% were flats, so some houses here are leasehold too: ask who owns the freehold, what the ground rent is and whether you could buy the freehold.

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £70,500 for a terraced house on Whalley New Road to £450,000 for a semi-detached house on Knowsley Road.

The latest standard sales recorded in BB1. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 34 Cabin End RowSold for £90,000BB1 2DPSold on 25 Sep 2026Terraced
  2. 28 Pickering FoldSold for £172,000BB1 2LHSold on 22 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  3. 297 Whalley New RoadSold for £70,500BB1 9SRSold on 15 Sep 2026Terraced
  4. 9 Woodside AvenueSold for £210,000BB1 4EXSold on 11 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  5. 78 Moorfield AvenueSold for £149,000BB1 9BUSold on 11 Sep 2026Terraced
  6. 77 Cedar StreetSold for £140,000BB1 9TQSold on 11 Sep 2026Terraced
  7. 80 Knowsley RoadSold for £450,000BB1 9PNSold on 11 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  8. 10 Haston Lee AvenueSold for £175,147BB1 9QTSold on 11 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  9. 6 Briar Hill CloseSold for £120,000BB1 1YLSold on 11 Sep 2026Terraced
  10. 118 Fecitt BrowSold for £150,000BB1 2ATSold on 10 Sep 2026Semi-detached

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Whalley New Road, Blackburn£147,50024 sales
  • Chaucers Walk, Blackburn£140,50018 sales
  • Ramsgreave Drive, Blackburn£232,50012 sales
  • Ribchester Road, Clayton le Dale£395,00012 sales
  • Shadsworth Road, Blackburn£154,00012 sales

Living in BB1

Crime

85 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Higher than 69 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

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

Across its postcodes, an average of 92% of homes can get it

Higher than 63 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

95% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Higher than 73 in 100 postcode districts.

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.

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of BB1, from the sales in BB1, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Roe Lee 284 sales£185,500
  2. Rishton 214 sales£141,000
  3. Little Harwood & Whitebirk 114 sales£140,000
  4. Shear Brow & Corporation Park 48 sales£140,000
  5. Blackburn South East 76 sales£135,500
  6. Audley & Queen's Park 98 sales£131,000
  7. Bastwell & Daisyfield 51 sales£125,000

Fewer than 30 sales, so no median: Blackburn Central.

Coal mining

90% of the 1,310 live postcodes in BB1 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area. The free check shows whether a given postcode is (what a mining report covers).

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in BB1, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A50.4%, England and Wales 0.4%
B211.8%, England and Wales 4.8%
C52645.2%, England and Wales 46.9%
D53345.8%, England and Wales 38.1%
E585.0%, England and Wales 7.3%
F171.5%, England and Wales 1.9%
G40.3%, England and Wales 0.6%

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in BB1, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 190016013.7%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 192927423.5%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 194916113.8%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196617915.4%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198220617.7%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 199512310.6%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 2011554.7%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later60.5%, England and Wales 5.7%

About these figures

The figures come from 1,149 standard sales in BB1 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.

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.