Richmond Terrace, Blackburn, BB1 7AT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding BB1 7AT has a slightly higher male population, with 50.3% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	45.7%	49.7%	4.0%	51.0%	-1.3%
Male	54.3%	50.3%	-4.0%	49.0%	1.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	41.7%	38.1%	-3.6%	37.9%	0.2%
Married: Opposite sex	44%	47.6%	3.6%	44.2%	3.4%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Separated	2.3%	2.7%	0.4%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	7.2%	5.6%	-1.6%	9.1%	-3.5%
Widowed	4.6%	4.1%	-0.5%	6.1%	-2.0%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	43.6%	54.2%	10.6%	48.4%	5.8%
Good health	32.9%	26.9%	-6.0%	33.6%	-6.7%
Fair health	14.8%	13%	-1.8%	12.7%	0.3%
Bad health	6.8%	4.6%	-2.2%	4.0%	0.6%
Very bad health	1.9%	1.4%	-0.5%	1.2%	0.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around BB1 7AT this area, 30.1% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	28.1%	30.1%	2.0%	18.2%	11.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.6%	12.3%	-2.3%	9.6%	2.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.1%	11.5%	-4.6%	13.4%	-1.9%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	1.7%	0.2%	5.3%	-3.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.5%	13.7%	3.2%	16.9%	-3.2%
Degree or Similar	15.9%	26.7%	10.8%	33.8%	-7.1%
Other	13.3%	3.9%	-9.4%	2.8%	1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 17.5% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.4%	1.5%	1.1%	1.1%	0.4%
Chinese	1.6%	1.5%	-0.1%	0.7%	0.8%
Indian	47.7%	44.1%	-3.6%	3.1%	41.0%
Pakistani	15.6%	24.5%	8.9%	2.7%	21.8%
Other Asian	2.5%	2.7%	0.2%	1.6%	1.1%
Black African	0.4%	1.7%	1.3%	2.5%	-0.8%
Black Caribbean	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	2.1%	1%	-1.1%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.2%	1.3%	1.1%	0.8%	0.5%
White	27.4%	17.5%	-9.9%	81.4%	-63.9%
Arab	0.6%	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Other	0.2%	2.9%	2.7%	1.6%	1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.4% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.4%	53.4%	-12.0%	83.2%	-29.8%
European Union	2.1%	5.4%	3.3%	6.1%	-0.7%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	0.8%	3.9%	3.1%	2.7%	1.2%
Middle East and Asia	31.1%	36.4%	5.3%	5.6%	30.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	1.3%	-0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65.4%	53.3%	-12.1%	83.2%	-29.9%
10+ Years	1.6%	28.3%	26.7%	9.8%	18.5%
5-10 Years	4.3%	5.8%	1.5%	2.9%	2.9%
2-5 Years	5.1%	5.8%	0.7%	2.2%	3.6%
Less than 2 years	23.5%	6.9%	-16.6%	1.9%	5.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.1%	76.7%	-3.6%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Italy	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	2.5%	1.3%	1.2%
Other EU countries	1%	1.5%	-0.5%
North Africa	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Southern Asia	6.1%	1.2%	4.9%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	8.8%	13.5%	-4.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	8.9%	37.2%	-28.3%
Christian	13.5%	46.2%	-32.7%
Muslim	73.2%	6.5%	66.7%
Not answered	4.4%	6.0%	-1.6%

Safety

Is Richmond Terrace Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Richmond Terrace was 1570.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 382.9% higher than the Blackburn Central average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Richmond Terrace has the highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central and the highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 684.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -61.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 99% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£28,000

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in BB1 7AT, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Richmond Terrace are based on 2 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Blackburn.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Richmond Terrace, Blackburn, BB1 7AT

Estimated Average Property Prices for BB1 7AT

Average Price
£312,465

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£312,465

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Richmond Terrace

Average Price
£477,971

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£477,971

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Richmond TerraceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
6 Richmond Terrace, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen Terraced, an established residential building	£160,000	2024-09-20	£163,579
6 Richmond Terrace, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen Terraced, an established residential building	£166,500	2010-08-18	£254,034
3 Richmond Terrace, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen Terraced, an established residential building	£180,000	2009-12-02	£271,609
3 Richmond Terrace, Blackburn, Lancashire Terraced, an established residential building	£105,000	1995-12-07	£500,804

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BB1 7AT

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BB1 7AT area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	119
Part-Time Employee	62
Looking after home or family	52
Retired	44
Student (economically inactive)	38
Other	28
Self-Employed	23
Long-Term Sick or disabled	18
Unemployed	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	46
Accommodation and food service activities	21
Human health and social work activities	21
Manufacturing	20
Education	15
Administrative and support service activities	14
Construction	11
Information and communication	11
Transport and storage	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Other	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Financial and insurance activities	3
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ashworth Nursery School Addison Close , BB2 1QU	3out of 4	762 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
John Smethurst Nursery School St James's Road , BB1 8ES	- not rated	974 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Seven Trees Nursery School Whalley Street , BB1 6ER	- not rated	1,028 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brunel Nursery School Cambridge Street , BB1 1ES	3out of 4	1,098 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Little Harwood Children's Centre Robinson Street , BB1 5PE	- not rated	1,791 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Feilden Street , BB2 1LQ	3out of 4	402 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Michael With St John CofE Primary School Swallow Drive , BB1 6LE	3out of 4	441 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Oakenhurst Road , BB2 1SN	3out of 4	730 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Queen Elizabeth's Primary School West Park Road , BB2 6DF	- not rated	798 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn Earl Street , BB1 8EG	3out of 4	837 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School West Park Road , BB2 6DF	3out of 4	797 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School Sumner Street , BB2 2LD	4out of 4	1,073 yd	Free schools	No	Boys	More About School
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy Duckworth Street , BB2 2JR	3out of 4	1,180 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Wilfrid's CofE High School and Technology College Duckworth Street , BB2 2JR	- not rated	1,180 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Blackburn Central High School Haslingden Road , BB2 3HJ	- not rated	1,855 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Blackburn College Blackburn College , Harrison Centre BB2 1LH	- not rated	429 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's College Shear Brow , BB1 8DX	- not rated	1,105 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bla01 - Blackburn With Darwen 2 Lord Street West , 2nd Floor, Bank Chambers BB2 1JX	- not rated	346 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tauheedul-Islam Girls' High School 31 Bicknell Street , BB1 7EY	- not rated	366 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Blackburn Raza Muslim Girls School Hartley Street , BB1 7LL	- not rated	459 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Palm Tree School Oakenhurst Road , BB2 1SN	- not rated	669 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Claremont Preparatory School The Stables , Shearbank Road BB1 8AZ	- not rated	737 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Saffron Street	76-80 King William Street	56 yd
Ginger Muffin	4-5 Sudell Cross	76 yd
Sudell Sandwiches	8 Sudell Cross	76 yd
MeeMaws @ The Exchange	71-73 King William Street	92 yd
Waheed's	4 Randal Street	139 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Drummer's Arms	65 King William Street	92 yd
Electric Church Club Ltd	79 Northgate	201 yd
The Blackburn Times	76-80 Northgate	201 yd
Ribblesdale Tap	35 Northgate	288 yd
Tipsy Bar	48 Northgate	293 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bun and Base	Bun and Base, St Andrews Street	193 yd
QV Blackburn Ltd	4 New Park House, Preston New Road	199 yd
Zakzaki Kebab House	Unit 2, Watford Street	223 yd
Pizza Island	Unit 1, Watford Street	223 yd
Shandar Tandoori	69 Victoria Street	224 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
ABC Foods	14-16 King Street	449 yd
Aldi	Montague Street	518 yd
Farm Foods	25 King Street	540 yd
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited	Morrison Supermarket, Railway Road	566 yd
Kurdish Supermarket	52-54 King Street	598 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Total Shape (Closed) 39-41 39-41 King William Street	health and fitness suite	239 yd
Waves Water Fun Centre (Closed) Nab Lane	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	312 yd
Pure Gym (Blackburn The Mall) The Mall The Mall SPRING HILL	health and fitness suite	317 yd
Blackburn Sports Leisure Centre FEILDEN STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	380 yd
Ymca (Blackburn) (Closed) Edinburgh House Edinburgh House Clarence Street	health and fitness suite, squash courts	409 yd
Blackburn College (Closed) Feilden Street	health and fitness suite	425 yd
St Michael With St John School SWALLOW DRIVE	artificial grass pitch	439 yd
West End Youth And Community Centre (Closed) Clayton Street		503 yd
Sol Fitness (Closed) Montague Street	health and fitness suite	584 yd
Blackburn Youth Zone JUBILEE STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	713 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.