Bolton Road, Darwen, BB3 2LX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BB3 2LX is primarily male, with 54.7% 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	49.3%	45.3%	-4.0%	51.0%	-5.7%
Male	50.7%	54.7%	4.0%	49.0%	5.7%

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	28.9%	38.6%	9.7%	37.9%	0.7%
Married: Opposite sex	48.9%	44.1%	-4.8%	44.2%	-0.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	4.3%	2.1%	-2.2%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	9.4%	8.9%	-0.5%	9.1%	-0.2%
Widowed	8.5%	5.5%	-3.0%	6.1%	-0.6%

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	45.5%	44.5%	-1.0%	48.4%	-3.9%
Good health	35.8%	35.8%	0.0%	33.6%	2.2%
Fair health	12.5%	13.1%	0.6%	12.7%	0.4%
Bad health	3.8%	5.1%	1.3%	4.0%	1.1%
Very bad health	2.4%	1.5%	-0.9%	1.2%	0.3%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	22.1%	13.9%	-8.2%	18.2%	-4.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.9%	6.8%	-8.1%	9.6%	-2.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.6%	13.1%	-0.5%	13.4%	-0.3%
Apprenticeship	4.3%	5.5%	1.2%	5.3%	0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.3%	22.8%	7.5%	16.9%	5.9%
Degree or Similar	25.1%	33.8%	8.7%	33.8%	0.0%
Other	4.7%	4.2%	-0.5%	2.8%	1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 93.1% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	2.1%	0.4%	-1.7%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	1.4%	4%	2.6%	3.1%	0.9%
Pakistani	3.8%	2.2%	-1.6%	2.7%	-0.5%
Black African	0%	0.4%	0.4%	2.5%	-2.1%
White	92.7%	93.1%	0.4%	81.4%	11.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 96% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	93.8%	96%	2.2%	83.2%	12.8%
European Union	1.4%	0.4%	-1.0%	6.1%	-5.7%
Africa	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	2.7%	-2.0%
Middle East and Asia	4.2%	2.9%	-1.3%	5.6%	-2.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	93.4%	96%	2.6%	83.2%	12.8%
10+ Years	0%	2.2%	2.2%	9.8%	-7.6%
5-10 Years	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	2.9%	-2.2%
2-5 Years	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	2.2%	-1.1%
Less than 2 years	5.9%	0%	-5.9%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.7%	76.7%	9.0%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	12.5%	13.5%	-1.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.8%	37.2%	-8.4%
Christian	58.4%	46.2%	12.2%
Hindu	0.4%	1.7%	-1.3%
Muslim	2.2%	6.5%	-4.3%
Sikh	3.6%	0.9%	2.7%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	6.2%	6.0%	0.2%

Safety

Is Bolton Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bolton Road was 180.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 188.9% higher than the Darwen South average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Bolton Road has the 2nd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Darwen South and the 73rd highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 47.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 5.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 66% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£40,400

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in BB3 2LX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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) - 1/10 (very low )
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) - 2/10 (very low )
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 Bolton Road are based on 14 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 Bolton Road, Darwen, BB3 2LX

Estimated Average Property Prices for BB3 2LX

Average Price
£213,295

Semi-Detached
£213,295

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bolton Road

Average Price
£151,894

Semi-Detached
£242,624

Terraced
£136,772

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bolton Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
670 Bolton Road, Darwen, Blackburn With Darwen Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£170,000	2024-11-27	£173,469
678 Bolton Road, Darwen, Blackburn With Darwen Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£147,000	2021-06-14	£182,712
668 Bolton Road, Darwen, Blackburn With Darwen Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£167,000	2021-04-28	£212,862
682 Bolton Road, Darwen, Blackburn With Darwen Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£135,000	2019-04-12	£187,737
684 Bolton Road, Darwen, Blackburn With Darwen Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£190,000	2019-01-18	£270,026

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BB3 2LX

Flood Risk

Flood risk from rivers and the sea
Very low flood risk

Flood risk from surface water
Very low flood risk

* Results apply to the surrounding postcode area, not to a specific property.

Flood risk from rivers and the sea

The area around Bolton Road, Darwen, BB3 2LX has very low flood risk from rivers and the sea.

0 of 8 properties (0.00%) in this postcode have some level of river or sea flood risk.

River and sea flooding includes flooding caused by overflowing rivers, estuaries, tidal waters and coastal surges.

Flood risk from surface water

The area around Bolton Road, Darwen, BB3 2LX has very low surface water flood risk.

0 of 8 properties (0.00%) in this postcode have some level of surface water flood risk.

Surface water flooding can happen when heavy rainfall overwhelms drains, roads, gardens or other hard surfaces.

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	95
Retired	58
Self-Employed	24
Part-Time Employee	22
Unemployed	10
Student (economically inactive)	9
Looking after home or family	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7
Other	0

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	34
Human health and social work activities	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Construction	10
Education	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Other	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Transport and storage	5
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Information and communication	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Real estate activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Turncroft Nursery School Highfield Road , BB3 2DN	4out of 4	2,068 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Darwen Childrens Centre Winterton Road , BB3 0ER	- not rated	3,169 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy Knowlesly Road , BB3 2JA	3out of 4	529 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Darwen St Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Knowlesley Road , BB3 2JA	- not rated	529 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ashleigh Primary School Ross Street , BB3 2JT	3out of 4	809 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen Limes Avenue , BB3 2SG	3out of 4	1,819 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School Turncroft Road , BB3 2BW	3out of 4	1,854 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy Sudell Road , BB3 3HD	- not rated	2,201 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio Police Street , BB3 1AF	3out of 4	2,639 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Darwen Moorland High School Holden Fold , BB3 3AU	- not rated	3,391 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Darwen Vale High School Blackburn Road , BB3 0AL	3out of 4	4,803 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Darwen Vale High School Blackburn Road , BB3 0AL	- not rated	5,112 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Aurora Woodlands School Woodlands , Holly Tree Close BB3 2NG	- not rated	713 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Darwen School 3 Sudell Road , BB3 3HW	- not rated	2,282 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Tullyallan Special School Salisbury Road , BB3 1HZ	- not rated	3,680 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Sunnyhurst Centre Salisbury Road , BB3 1HZ	- not rated	3,680 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Crosshill Special School Salisbury Road , BB3 1HZ	3out of 4	3,704 yd	Academy special converter	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
The Tramway Cafe	The Tramway Cafe, 19a Cemetery Road	535 yd
The Whitehall Hotel & Distillery	Ross Street	869 yd
Ocean Palace	Ocean Palace, Bolton Road	901 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Park Inn	1-3 Cemetery Road		357 yd
The Old Function Room	5-6 Watery Lane		1,048 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Amai	Unit 6, Hall Moss Business Park, Bolton Road		442 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Barnabas Primary School KNOWLESLY ROAD	grass pitches	527 yd
Ashleigh Primary School ROSS STREET	grass pitches	808 yd

Broadband

Technology Availability

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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises with Next Generation Access (NGA)	100.0%

Speed Availability

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%
Percentage of premises unable to receive decent broadband from fixed or FWA	0.0%
Percentage of premises able to receive decent broadband from FWA	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	92.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	249.4 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	11.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

Broadband coverage statistics are based on Ofcom's Connected Nations 2026 dataset. Broadband performance statistics are based on Ofcom's Connected Nations 2023 postcode-level performance data.

Overview of BB3 2LX