UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/bb3
BB3Darwen, England
House prices in BB3, Darwen
Homes in BB3 sold for a median of £167,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,165 standard sales.
That makes it the fifth most expensive of the 13 BB postcode districts with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 273 | £295,000 | £250,000 to £360,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 253 | £194,000 | £170,000 to £223,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 618 | £125,000 | £100,000 to £155,000 | £1,693/m²from 20 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 21 | £93,000 | £75,000 to £130,000 | Too few |
Only 39 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.
Most homes sold here were terraced houses, at 53% of sales.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.2 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Compare an asking price
- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
- Work out stamp duty
Where prices are higher in BB3
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in BB3 3, around Darwen, with a median of £199,500, and lowest in BB3 1, around Darwen, at £145,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in BB3 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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List the 177 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| BB3 3QQ | £432,500 | 4 |
| BB3 0HU | £410,000 | 3 |
| BB3 3QE | £405,000 | 19 |
| BB3 3PF | £403,000 | 8 |
| BB3 1JY | £400,000 | 5 |
| BB3 2LG | £380,000 | 7 |
| BB3 3PN | £364,500 | 4 |
| BB3 1JT | £344,000 | 4 |
| BB3 1JW | £325,000 | 3 |
| BB3 2FE | £325,000 | 3 |
| BB3 3ST | £310,000 | 4 |
| BB3 3LU | £300,000 | 3 |
| BB3 2FP | £295,000 | 3 |
| BB3 3SZ | £295,000 | 17 |
| BB3 3TJ | £295,000 | 10 |
| BB3 3SY | £290,000 | 4 |
| BB3 0RB | £278,000 | 5 |
| BB3 0SF | £275,000 | 9 |
| BB3 0QX | £271,000 | 4 |
| BB3 2TR | £264,000 | 3 |
| BB3 1PG | £257,000 | 3 |
| BB3 0FQ | £250,500 | 15 |
| BB3 3SX | £250,500 | 8 |
| BB3 2TD | £250,000 | 5 |
| BB3 3GW | £245,000 | 5 |
| BB3 2SN | £242,000 | 3 |
| BB3 3GS | £242,000 | 15 |
| BB3 2ST | £240,000 | 3 |
| BB3 0TD | £235,000 | 3 |
| BB3 3SR | £233,000 | 8 |
| BB3 3LS | £226,500 | 4 |
| BB3 3SG | £224,000 | 4 |
| BB3 3RZ | £222,500 | 29 |
| BB3 3BJ | £220,500 | 3 |
| BB3 2HR | £220,000 | 3 |
| BB3 3LD | £217,000 | 6 |
| BB3 1LB | £215,000 | 4 |
| BB3 3PX | £212,500 | 4 |
| BB3 0PF | £212,000 | 7 |
| BB3 3GZ | £211,000 | 7 |
| BB3 0SX | £210,000 | 5 |
| BB3 1JF | £201,500 | 4 |
| BB3 0RE | £200,000 | 3 |
| BB3 2LX | £200,000 | 3 |
| BB3 2PY | £200,000 | 3 |
| BB3 3PU | £200,000 | 7 |
| BB3 0SD | £197,500 | 6 |
| BB3 0QW | £195,000 | 4 |
| BB3 2BD | £195,000 | 6 |
| BB3 3FB | £195,000 | 7 |
| BB3 3LE | £194,000 | 6 |
| BB3 1JQ | £190,500 | 4 |
| BB3 0PN | £190,000 | 3 |
| BB3 0RJ | £190,000 | 3 |
| BB3 2SQ | £190,000 | 6 |
| BB3 2UL | £190,000 | 3 |
| BB3 2HS | £188,500 | 4 |
| BB3 2JS | £187,500 | 3 |
| BB3 2JX | £182,500 | 8 |
| BB3 0QB | £180,000 | 3 |
| BB3 1JA | £178,000 | 6 |
| BB3 0PL | £175,000 | 7 |
| BB3 0SY | £175,000 | 3 |
| BB3 1JN | £175,000 | 4 |
| BB3 2RP | £175,000 | 3 |
| BB3 2SG | £175,000 | 3 |
| BB3 3BH | £175,000 | 3 |
| BB3 3BQ | £174,000 | 3 |
| BB3 2HP | £173,000 | 3 |
| BB3 3PD | £172,500 | 3 |
| BB3 1JD | £170,000 | 5 |
| BB3 1QS | £170,000 | 3 |
| BB3 3SD | £170,000 | 3 |
| BB3 1NT | £168,500 | 6 |
| BB3 2BW | £168,000 | 3 |
| BB3 1HS | £166,500 | 4 |
| BB3 0TA | £165,000 | 3 |
| BB3 0AY | £164,000 | 3 |
| BB3 1NS | £163,000 | 5 |
| BB3 3AF | £163,000 | 5 |
| BB3 0QY | £161,000 | 4 |
| BB3 0AW | £160,000 | 5 |
| BB3 2HJ | £160,000 | 3 |
| BB3 2LB | £160,000 | 7 |
| BB3 3BG | £160,000 | 3 |
| BB3 1LL | £158,500 | 4 |
| BB3 2EY | £157,000 | 5 |
| BB3 2BR | £156,000 | 3 |
| BB3 2QR | £155,000 | 3 |
| BB3 2LZ | £154,000 | 7 |
| BB3 1HU | £153,000 | 3 |
| BB3 1NN | £151,000 | 4 |
| BB3 0QP | £150,500 | 4 |
| BB3 0AB | £150,000 | 3 |
| BB3 3DX | £150,000 | 3 |
| BB3 3FH | £150,000 | 4 |
| BB3 1QR | £147,000 | 3 |
| BB3 1PQ | £146,000 | 3 |
| BB3 0BA | £145,000 | 3 |
| BB3 0HT | £145,000 | 3 |
| BB3 2JH | £145,000 | 3 |
| BB3 2RD | £145,000 | 4 |
| BB3 1NY | £142,500 | 8 |
| BB3 3FN | £142,500 | 5 |
| BB3 3SB | £142,500 | 4 |
| BB3 1BD | £142,000 | 3 |
| BB3 2PB | £141,500 | 8 |
| BB3 2EN | £141,000 | 3 |
| BB3 1QY | £140,000 | 3 |
| BB3 3JZ | £136,500 | 4 |
| BB3 0JF | £136,000 | 4 |
| BB3 0DE | £135,000 | 3 |
| BB3 1NJ | £135,000 | 3 |
| BB3 3BF | £135,000 | 7 |
| BB3 1NP | £132,500 | 4 |
| BB3 1JG | £130,000 | 3 |
| BB3 0HZ | £129,000 | 4 |
| BB3 0JA | £128,500 | 8 |
| BB3 2BJ | £128,000 | 3 |
| BB3 2QT | £127,500 | 4 |
| BB3 2PQ | £127,000 | 3 |
| BB3 1PE | £126,000 | 3 |
| BB3 0AQ | £125,000 | 3 |
| BB3 0JR | £125,000 | 7 |
| BB3 1HG | £125,000 | 3 |
| BB3 1QJ | £122,500 | 4 |
| BB3 0EG | £122,000 | 3 |
| BB3 1EQ | £121,000 | 3 |
| BB3 0QD | £120,000 | 3 |
| BB3 1NL | £120,000 | 3 |
| BB3 2LS | £120,000 | 7 |
| BB3 3DE | £120,000 | 3 |
| BB3 1ES | £118,000 | 3 |
| BB3 2JW | £118,000 | 5 |
| BB3 0PQ | £117,000 | 3 |
| BB3 1HA | £115,000 | 5 |
| BB3 1QQ | £115,000 | 3 |
| BB3 3AG | £115,000 | 3 |
| BB3 3JF | £115,000 | 3 |
| BB3 2JN | £114,500 | 4 |
| BB3 3HZ | £114,000 | 4 |
| BB3 0HB | £112,500 | 4 |
| BB3 2DS | £112,000 | 3 |
| BB3 1DT | £110,500 | 6 |
| BB3 0QG | £110,000 | 3 |
| BB3 1AW | £110,000 | 4 |
| BB3 2DA | £110,000 | 4 |
| BB3 3DJ | £110,000 | 4 |
| BB3 3DQ | £110,000 | 4 |
| BB3 1EZ | £105,000 | 3 |
| BB3 2BU | £105,000 | 4 |
| BB3 2NY | £103,000 | 3 |
| BB3 3JA | £102,500 | 5 |
| BB3 0AR | £100,500 | 6 |
| BB3 2DL | £100,000 | 3 |
| BB3 0ET | £99,500 | 4 |
| BB3 1LN | £98,500 | 3 |
| BB3 0QA | £98,000 | 6 |
| BB3 1HX | £98,000 | 3 |
| BB3 3DB | £95,500 | 8 |
| BB3 0HG | £95,000 | 7 |
| BB3 2EX | £95,000 | 4 |
| BB3 3DF | £95,000 | 7 |
| BB3 2JJ | £94,500 | 3 |
| BB3 2AF | £93,500 | 4 |
| BB3 1LU | £93,000 | 3 |
| BB3 3DG | £93,000 | 7 |
| BB3 3JB | £90,500 | 6 |
| BB3 3HS | £90,000 | 4 |
| BB3 1HQ | £86,000 | 6 |
| BB3 1EH | £85,000 | 3 |
| BB3 3ET | £85,000 | 3 |
| BB3 1EP | £83,000 | 3 |
| BB3 2LW | £81,500 | 4 |
| BB3 3BY | £81,000 | 4 |
| BB3 0HE | £80,000 | 3 |
| BB3 0DR | £63,000 | 5 |
Prices over time
The median rose 62%, from £103,000 in 2016 to £167,000 in 2025, more than the 52% rise for a typical district in the North West.
Coal mining
All 931 live postcodes in BB3 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, so expect your conveyancer to order a mining report with the other conveyancing searches. It does not mean a home is affected (what the report covers).
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. BB3 is the second cheapest.
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 145 | ||
| 340 | ||
| 54 | ||
| 71 | ||
| 86 | ||
| 56 | ||
| 109 | ||
| 13 |
55% of homes put up for sale were built before 1930, against 24% across England and Wales. For older homes RICS suggests a Level 3 survey: see which survey you need.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of BB3, from the sales in BB3, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- West Pennine 139 sales£250,000
- Blackburn South & Lower Darwen 129 sales£192,000
- Darwen South 336 sales£185,000
- Darwen West 277 sales£163,000
- Darwen East 326 sales£120,000
Leasehold homes
46% of sales in BB3 were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales. Only 2% 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.
Flats here sold for a median of £93,000, 22% less than the £120,000 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £85,000 for a terraced house on Moor Lane to £730,000 for a detached house on Bolton Road.
The latest standard sales recorded in BB3. 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.
- 1A Beech AvenueSold for £201,500
- 31 Moor LaneSold for £85,000
- 1 Cranfield ViewSold for £157,000
- 31 Meadow StreetSold for £119,000
- 15 Northumberland CloseSold for £269,000
- 6 Cambridge StreetSold for £144,000
- 26 Naples RoadSold for £150,000
- Heaton Cottage Bolton RoadSold for £730,000
- 8 St Cuthberts CloseSold for £230,000
- 45 Baron StreetSold for £170,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Daisy Drive, Darwen£222,50029 sales
- Weavers Way, Hoddlesden£405,00019 sales
- Blackburn Road, Darwen£112,50017 sales
- Fraser Way, Darwen£295,00017 sales
- Aspin Way, Lower Darwen£250,50015 sales
Living in BB3
Crime
79 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 64 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 81% of homes can get it
Lower than 63 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
Every postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 83 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.
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 17 | |
| C | 379 | |
| D | 414 | |
| E | 45 | |
| F | 15 | |
| G | 4 |
About these figures
The figures come from 1,165 standard sales in BB3 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 12% 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.