Darwen Street, Blackburn, BB2 2AQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BB2 2AQ is primarily male, with 53.7% of the population 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	46.7%	46.3%	-0.4%	51.0%	-4.7%
Male	53.3%	53.7%	0.4%	49.0%	4.7%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate area around BB2 2AQ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 51.9% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	39.5%	51.9%	12.4%	37.9%	14.0%
Married: Opposite sex	31.1%	25.6%	-5.5%	44.2%	-18.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	3.4%	4.6%	1.2%	2.2%	2.4%
Divorced	13.6%	10.5%	-3.1%	9.1%	1.4%
Widowed	12.4%	7.1%	-5.3%	6.1%	1.0%

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.

This area has a lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (62.7%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	27%	31.5%	4.5%	48.4%	-16.9%
Good health	28%	31.2%	3.2%	33.6%	-2.4%
Fair health	24.4%	24.9%	0.5%	12.7%	12.2%
Bad health	16.3%	10.3%	-6.0%	4.0%	6.3%
Very bad health	4.3%	2.1%	-2.2%	1.2%	0.9%

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 BB2 2AQ this area, 30.9% 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	45.2%	30.9%	-14.3%	18.2%	12.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.4%	8%	-6.4%	9.6%	-1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.6%	13.5%	-0.1%	13.4%	0.1%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	4.3%	2.6%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.9%	12.6%	2.7%	16.9%	-4.3%
Degree or Similar	7.9%	28.1%	20.2%	33.8%	-5.7%
Other	7.3%	2.6%	-4.7%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 45.3% 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	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0%	2.1%	2.1%	0.7%	1.4%
Indian	14.6%	18.2%	3.6%	3.1%	15.1%
Pakistani	20.6%	21.1%	0.5%	2.7%	18.4%
Other Asian	7.9%	3.4%	-4.5%	1.6%	1.8%
Black African	0%	3.9%	3.9%	2.5%	1.4%
Black Caribbean	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	53.3%	45.3%	-8.0%	81.4%	-36.1%
Arab	1.2%	0.8%	-0.4%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	1.4%	2.6%	1.2%	1.6%	1.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 67.8% 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	74.6%	67.8%	-6.8%	83.2%	-15.4%
European Union	3.1%	5.5%	2.4%	6.1%	-0.6%
Africa	1.4%	6.1%	4.7%	2.7%	3.4%
Middle East and Asia	20.6%	19.3%	-1.3%	5.6%	13.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%	1.3%	-0.5%
Oceania	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	73.9%	67.8%	-6.1%	83.2%	-15.4%
10+ Years	3.6%	14.5%	10.9%	9.8%	4.7%
5-10 Years	2.6%	4%	1.4%	2.9%	1.1%
2-5 Years	7.9%	8.4%	0.5%	2.2%	6.2%
Less than 2 years	12%	5.3%	-6.7%	1.9%	3.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64%	76.7%	-12.7%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Poland	2.6%	1.3%	1.3%
Romania	1%	0.9%	0.1%
North Africa	1.6%	0.1%	1.5%
Central and Western Africa	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Southern Asia	5.8%	1.2%	4.6%
South-East Asia	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Oceania	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
No passport held	16%	13.5%	2.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	10.5%	37.2%	-26.7%
Christian	31.6%	46.2%	-14.6%
Buddhist	2.4%	0.5%	1.9%
Muslim	48.9%	6.5%	42.4%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Darwen Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Darwen Street was 1500.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 335.2% higher than the Blackburn Central average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Darwen Street has the 3rd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central and the 3rd highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 351.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -47.3%.

🔎 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 BB2 2AQ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 3/10 (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 - 8/10 (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) - 8/10 (high )
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 Darwen Street are based on 41 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 With Darwen.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Darwen Street, Blackburn, BB2 2AQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for BB2 2AQ

Average Price
£57,078

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£57,078

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Darwen Street

Average Price
£229,777

Semi-Detached
£210,365

Terraced
£168,438

Detached
£295,898

Flats/Maisonettes
£97,109

Other
£369,378

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Darwen Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
117 Darwen Street, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen Terraced, an established residential building	£14,750	2002-04-05	£59,675

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BB2 2AQ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BB2 2AQ 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	96
Retired	64
Long-Term Sick or disabled	53
Student (economically inactive)	38
Other	23
Part-Time Employee	21
Looking after home or family	19
Unemployed	17
Self-Employed	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Human health and social work activities	9
Education	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Construction	4
Administrative and support service activities	3
Other	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Information and communication	2
Transport and storage	2
Real estate activities	1
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brunel Nursery School Cambridge Street , BB1 1ES	3out of 4	764 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ashworth Nursery School Addison Close , BB2 1QU	4out of 4	874 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Longshaw Nursery School Crosby Road , BB2 3NF	3out of 4	1,813 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	2out of 4	462 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Withers Street , BB1 1DF	3out of 4	822 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Oakenhurst Road , BB2 1SN	4out of 4	825 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Bennington Street , BB2 3HP	3out of 4	917 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School Hancock Street , BB2 2LZ	3out of 4	944 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School Sumner Street , BB2 2LD	4out of 4	464 yd	Free schools	No	Boys	More About School
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy Duckworth Street , BB2 2JR	3out of 4	815 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Blackburn Central High School Haslingden Road , BB2 3HJ	- not rated	1,187 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Witton Park Academy Buncer Lane , BB2 6TD	3out of 4	1,980 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady and St John Catholic College North Road , BB1 1PY	2out of 4	2,104 yd	Voluntary aided 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	621 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's College Shear Brow , BB1 8DX	- not rated	1,907 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School West Park Road , BB2 6DF	2out of 4	1,415 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Al Islah Girls' High School 108 Audley Range , BB1 1TF	- not rated	1,106 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Crosshill Special School Haslingden Rd , BB2 3HJ	- not rated	1,139 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Noorul Uloom Park Lee Rd , Blackburn BB2 3NY	- not rated	1,253 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Markazul Uloom Park Lee Road , BB2 3NY	- not rated	1,253 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Dar Ul Madinah Granville Road , Blackburn BB2 6HD	- not rated	1,578 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Early Bird Cafe	117 Darwen Street	2 yd
Al Rija	Unit A Lower Audley Street	70 yd
Nando's	The Peel Centre, Lower Audley Street	106 yd
Dunelm Soft Furnishings Ltd Cafe Pausa	Dunelm, Lower Audley Street	106 yd
Bab's Breakfast Diner	6-8 Vernon Street	167 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Postal Order	15-19 Darwen Street	2 yd
The Vic	43-45 Darwen Street	268 yd
Q Lounge	St Peter Street	304 yd
Bar Ibiza	6 Mincing Lane	355 yd
Sam's Bar	4 Higher Church Street	441 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kings Castle (American Burgers and Waffles)	49-51 Darwen Street	170 yd
DNKD	60 Darwen Street	213 yd
Taste of India	31 Mincing Lane	222 yd
Low Cost Fast Food	41a Darwen Street	267 yd
Cluck 'N' Dough	44 Darwen Street	268 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Farm Foods	25 King Street	406 yd
ABC Foods	14-16 King Street	436 yd
Kurdish Supermarket	52-54 King Street	480 yd
Lidl Great Britain Ltd	Whalley Banks, King Street	492 yd
Poundstretcher Ltd	Unit 4 Nova Scotia Retail Park, Bolton Road	516 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Blackburn Youth Zone JUBILEE STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	175 yd
Planet Ice Blackburn Arena GRIMSHAW RETAIL PARK	ice rinks	196 yd
Dw Sports Fitness (Blackburn Centre) (Closed) Mayson Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	261 yd
West End Youth And Community Centre (Closed) Clayton Street		378 yd
Probodies Bolton Road	health and fitness suite	447 yd
Pure Gym (Blackburn The Mall) The Mall The Mall SPRING HILL	health and fitness suite	583 yd
Total Shape (Closed) 39-41 39-41 King William Street	health and fitness suite	617 yd
Waves Water Fun Centre (Closed) Nab Lane	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	634 yd
Blackburn Sports Leisure Centre FEILDEN STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	658 yd
Blackburn College (Closed) Feilden Street	health and fitness suite	714 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.

Overview of BB2 2AQ