BB2Blackburn, England

House prices in BB2, Blackburn

Homes in BB2 sold for a median of £187,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,659 standard sales.

Measured by floor area, the median was £2,391 per square metre, from 53 sales linked by property reference to an energy certificate, 13% below the £2,763 median for the North West.

Median sale price£187,0001,659 standard sales
Middle half of prices£125,000 to £280,000
Price per m²£2,391/m²From 53 sales with a floor area

Prices by property type

Standard sales in BB2, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached515£310,000£265,000 to £378,000Too few
Semi-detached460£195,000£156,000 to £240,000Too few
Terraced621£120,000£93,000 to £155,000£1,382/m²from 22 sales
Flats and maisonettes63£108,000£82,000 to £130,000Too few

Terraced houses were the most common type sold here, at 37% of sales, ahead of detached houses at 31%.

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Where prices are higher in BB2

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in BB2 5, around Blackburn, with a median of £270,000, and lowest in BB2 1, around Blackburn, at £101,500. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in BB2 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 228 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in BB2, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
BB2 5JH£555,0005
BB2 7PU£501,5004
BB2 7LN£485,0003
BB2 5LD£468,0006
BB2 5FT£457,5004
BB2 7EE£426,5004
BB2 5FX£395,00017
BB2 5LA£395,0006
BB2 7JB£395,0003
BB2 5GW£389,50013
BB2 7EN£380,0003
BB2 5FW£370,0003
BB2 5BP£365,0003
BB2 5FS£360,0003
BB2 5LB£360,00011
BB2 5FB£355,0003
BB2 5DY£344,0006
BB2 5LN£344,00015
BB2 4FD£342,0003
BB2 5FR£340,0004
BB2 7NY£340,0003
BB2 7ED£339,0006
BB2 4FH£335,0003
BB2 5FP£320,00013
BB2 5LU£320,00013
BB2 5PH£315,0004
BB2 5BW£312,5004
BB2 7BN£310,0003
BB2 5PE£309,00037
BB2 4UL£306,0003
BB2 5ND£305,0004
BB2 5PJ£305,00029
BB2 7GS£302,0005
BB2 5LE£295,0005
BB2 5AR£290,0007
BB2 7GQ£287,5003
BB2 7JL£287,5005
BB2 4JH£286,5004
BB2 7FE£285,0003
BB2 7NU£285,0003
BB2 7GR£282,50030
BB2 5NN£281,5004
BB2 7HA£281,0006
BB2 5AS£277,5005
BB2 5BY£275,0003
BB2 5ED£273,0005
BB2 7HD£269,5004
BB2 7BY£269,0004
BB2 3FA£265,5006
BB2 3FD£264,50044
BB2 4UU£262,0003
BB2 4QP£259,0004
BB2 5EG£254,0003
BB2 5AQ£252,0003
BB2 5DQ£252,0003
BB2 7DF£250,0003
BB2 3FG£248,5006
BB2 5NW£243,0003
BB2 7JW£241,5004
BB2 7FL£241,0003
BB2 3JG£240,00012
BB2 7BZ£240,0004
BB2 4LE£235,0004
BB2 5EB£235,0004
BB2 5FD£234,50010
BB2 3FF£233,0007
BB2 5HF£232,5007
BB2 4LA£230,5004
BB2 2TZ£230,0006
BB2 5DW£230,0005
BB2 7DG£230,0005
BB2 5LL£225,0003
BB2 5EZ£223,0003
BB2 7JP£221,0004
BB2 4SB£220,0003
BB2 4QT£219,0008
BB2 7DA£218,0007
BB2 5HU£217,5006
BB2 7DT£216,0007
BB2 5DB£215,0006
BB2 5LF£215,0004
BB2 7ES£215,0003
BB2 4FW£212,0003
BB2 4LH£210,0005
BB2 5NP£210,0003
BB2 7BX£210,0007
BB2 4FP£205,0003
BB2 5AG£205,0003
BB2 5NG£205,0003
BB2 4FQ£202,0003
BB2 4RA£200,0003
BB2 5DX£200,0003
BB2 7DP£200,0007
BB2 7FU£198,50020
BB2 5DU£197,5004
BB2 4FJ£195,0005
BB2 4FL£195,0003
BB2 4LZ£195,0004
BB2 4QS£195,0004
BB2 5DL£195,0005
BB2 7DS£195,0003
BB2 5DP£193,5006
BB2 4HH£192,5003
BB2 6DT£191,5004
BB2 5BD£191,0003
BB2 4QW£190,0005
BB2 5BS£190,0003
BB2 4LN£187,5003
BB2 5ER£186,5004
BB2 7FY£186,5004
BB2 5AN£185,0003
BB2 5DF£185,0003
BB2 5JA£183,0005
BB2 6NE£183,0003
BB2 5HH£182,5006
BB2 4EB£180,0006
BB2 5HG£180,0003
BB2 4RT£177,0005
BB2 4FS£175,0003
BB2 5FA£175,0005
BB2 5LY£172,0005
BB2 4NR£170,0005
BB2 6HE£170,0003
BB2 7FZ£170,00012
BB2 6NN£167,5004
BB2 4NG£165,0003
BB2 5ET£165,0003
BB2 5NS£165,0003
BB2 2UA£163,0006
BB2 5EP£162,0003
BB2 3EH£160,5004
BB2 5LJ£160,5004
BB2 3ET£160,0003
BB2 5DH£160,0004
BB2 6LB£160,0003
BB2 5NA£158,5006
BB2 3HG£155,0007
BB2 5EL£154,0003
BB2 4QF£152,0003
BB2 3HE£150,5004
BB2 3LU£150,0003
BB2 4EH£150,0003
BB2 6JH£150,0003
BB2 7PH£150,0003
BB2 2TH£149,0004
BB2 4QB£149,0004
BB2 4TT£148,0009
BB2 3LE£147,0003
BB2 4QA£147,0009
BB2 4NL£146,5004
BB2 4EY£145,0003
BB2 4NS£145,0007
BB2 6NF£145,0003
BB2 6NY£143,5003
BB2 6LR£143,0004
BB2 4SR£142,5003
BB2 4JZ£141,0005
BB2 4TJ£141,0004
BB2 3JT£140,0003
BB2 4NQ£140,0006
BB2 7JE£140,0003
BB2 6EH£135,5004
BB2 2TB£135,0003
BB2 4HJ£135,0003
BB2 3EL£131,0005
BB2 6JG£130,5004
BB2 2SX£130,0003
BB2 3AU£130,0003
BB2 4EN£130,0003
BB2 2TQ£128,0004
BB2 1UN£125,5003
BB2 3UD£125,0005
BB2 6TB£125,0003
BB2 4HU£120,0003
BB2 6JZ£120,0003
BB2 6LU£120,0003
BB2 4NP£119,0003
BB2 2SN£118,0007
BB2 4PN£117,0007
BB2 3LZ£115,0005
BB2 4DB£115,0003
BB2 4HR£115,0003
BB2 4JT£115,0003
BB2 6JB£115,0005
BB2 4HA£114,5006
BB2 3NZ£113,5004
BB2 4QR£113,5004
BB2 1UW£111,5006
BB2 4BG£110,0003
BB2 4JA£110,0005
BB2 1HJ£109,0003
BB2 3PF£108,5005
BB2 4QL£105,0007
BB2 5LX£105,00013
BB2 1XE£104,0003
BB2 2SW£102,5004
BB2 4QJ£102,5008
BB2 4HD£102,0003
BB2 6DH£98,0005
BB2 4DP£97,0004
BB2 4RB£97,0004
BB2 4EZ£95,0004
BB2 6SS£94,0006
BB2 4LX£93,0003
BB2 4ES£92,0004
BB2 3AT£90,0003
BB2 3UE£90,0003
BB2 4DY£90,0004
BB2 1UG£87,5003
BB2 1UY£87,5005
BB2 2LZ£87,0003
BB2 4GY£86,0007
BB2 4DQ£85,0003
BB2 3PQ£81,5004
BB2 4AU£80,0003
BB2 4HY£80,0003
BB2 7AL£80,0003
BB2 2QZ£78,0003
BB2 4LU£77,0006
BB2 2RZ£76,0004
BB2 4DW£75,0003
BB2 4HW£75,0005
BB2 2RB£70,0003
BB2 4DD£70,0006
BB2 4NY£70,0005
BB2 4NB£69,5004
BB2 6BF£65,0006
BB2 3PJ£63,5004

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £105,500
  2. 2017: £122,500
  3. 2018: £132,500
  4. 2019: £142,500
  5. 2020: £142,500
  6. 2021: £147,000
  7. 2022: £150,000
  8. 2023: £167,500
  9. 2024: £180,000
  10. 2025: £187,500
  11. 2026, January to August: £180,000
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 78%, from £105,500 in 2016 to £187,500 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. BB2 is the most expensive.

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

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of BB2, from the sales in BB2, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Mellor 85 sales£287,500
  2. Livesey with Pleasington 486 sales£266,000
  3. Billinge & Beardwood 223 sales£241,000
  4. Blackburn South East 128 sales£230,000
  5. Ewood 230 sales£128,500
  6. Blackburn Central 55 sales£128,000
  7. Mill Hill & Moorgate 261 sales£120,000
  8. Wensley Fold 121 sales£118,000

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £88,051 for a semi-detached house on Sulby Road to £725,000 for a detached house on Osbaldeston Lane.

The latest standard sales recorded in BB2. 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. 1 Otterburn RoadSold for £180,000BB2 4NHSold on 25 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  2. 48 Bentham RoadSold for £155,000BB2 4PNSold on 18 Sep 2026Terraced
  3. 179 Shorrock LaneSold for £150,000BB2 4TTSold on 18 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  4. 49 Beechwood DriveSold for £335,000BB2 5ATSold on 18 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  5. 3 Sulby RoadSold for £88,051BB2 3NUSold on 17 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  6. 3 East View TerraceSold for £210,000BB2 4SPSold on 11 Sep 2026Terraced
  7. 9 Beardwood FoldSold for £180,000BB2 7ASSold on 7 Sep 2026Terraced
  8. 9 Beardwood FoldSold for £180,000BB2 7ASSold on 7 Sep 2026Terraced
  9. Barncroft Osbaldeston LaneSold for £725,000BB2 7LYSold on 4 Sep 2026Detached
  10. 93 Laxey RoadSold for £119,000BB2 3LQSold on 4 Sep 2026Terraced

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

  • Preston Old Road, Blackburn£161,50050 sales
  • Hadrians Turn, Blackburn£264,50044 sales
  • White Clover Avenue, Feniscowles£309,00037 sales
  • Livesey Branch Road, Blackburn£197,50034 sales
  • Entwistle Drive, Blackburn£285,00033 sales

Living in BB2

Crime

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

Higher than 78 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 91% 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

97% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Higher than 75 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.

Coal mining

88% of the 1,414 live postcodes in BB2 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 BB2, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A20.2%, England and Wales 0.4%
B252.0%, England and Wales 4.8%
C58047.0%, England and Wales 46.9%
D53943.7%, England and Wales 38.1%
E544.4%, England and Wales 7.3%
F272.2%, England and Wales 1.9%
G60.5%, England and Wales 0.6%

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in BB2, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 1900725.8%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 192937430.3%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 194915412.5%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196616713.5%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198220116.3%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 1995917.4%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 201115612.7%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later181.5%, England and Wales 5.7%

About these figures

The figures come from 1,659 standard sales in BB2 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 18% were new builds and 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.