"Housing provides the base from which people live their lives, connecting them to work, education, services and their communities. The affordability of housing, alongside the stability, quality and size of homes, is crucial in itself, but also, if unaffordable, can drag occupants into poverty... At worst, households facing unaffordable housing costs can experience destitution, homelessness or rough sleeping." — JRF poverty report 2023.

This is the Housing spotlight page for Blackburn with Darwen.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Blackburn with Darwen.

Housing tenure mix

Long term trends

The long term trends looks at data from the previous censuses, to show the change in tenure mix.

Social rented
Private rented
Owner occupied
Other
Tenure mix (%)010020406080Census year20212011200119911981In 1981, 14970% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1991, 13067% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2001, 22665% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2011, 10391% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2021, 11031% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1981, 437% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1991, 2403% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2001, 9945% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2011, 8993% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2021, 11850% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1981, 33049% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1991, 35646% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2001, 100584% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2011, 36793% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2021, 35531% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1981, 2065% of tenure was of another type.In 1991, 0% of tenure was of another type.In 2001, 3433% of tenure was of another type.In 2011, 1176% of tenure was of another type.In 2021, 355% of tenure was of another type.

Shorter term estimates

This data is based on subnational estimates of dwellings by tenure. The data for owner occupation is broken down further by owned outright and owned with a morgage or loan.

Social rented
Private rented
Owned outright
Owned with mortgage or loan
Tenure mix (%)010020406080Year2021202020192018201720162015201420132012Social rented 2012: 19.20%Social rented 2013: 19.20%Social rented 2014: 19.15%Social rented 2015: 19.07%Social rented 2016: 19.00%Social rented 2017: 18.94%Social rented 2018: 18.92%Social rented 2019: 18.97%Social rented 2020: 18.81%Social rented 2021: 18.66%Private rented 2012: 17.60%Private rented 2013: 18.26%Private rented 2014: 18.78%Private rented 2015: 19.27%Private rented 2016: 19.36%Private rented 2017: 19.01%Private rented 2018: 18.69%Private rented 2019: 18.38%Private rented 2020: 18.35%Private rented 2021: 18.46%Owned outright 2012: 31.69%Owned outright 2013: 31.62%Owned outright 2014: 31.87%Owned outright 2015: 32.35%Owned outright 2016: 32.82%Owned outright 2017: 33.50%Owned outright 2018: 33.97%Owned outright 2019: 34.20%Owned outright 2020: 35.85%Owned outright 2021: 37.48%Owned with mortgage or loan 2012: 31.51%Owned with mortgage or loan 2013: 30.92%Owned with mortgage or loan 2014: 30.19%Owned with mortgage or loan 2015: 29.31%Owned with mortgage or loan 2016: 28.82%Owned with mortgage or loan 2017: 28.55%Owned with mortgage or loan 2018: 28.42%Owned with mortgage or loan 2019: 28.44%Owned with mortgage or loan 2020: 26.98%Owned with mortgage or loan 2021: 25.40%

Local Housing Allowance shortfall

What's on this chart?

LHA used to be benchmarked to the the 30th percentile of rental prices but has been frozen in cash terms since April 2020. As a result LHA now lags the rental prices in some areas.

Difference between 30th percentile rental and LHA (£)-50050Size of propertyThree bedroomTwo bedroomOne bedroomSingle room£41 for Single room rentals.£25 for One bedroom rentals.£9 for Two bedroom rentals.£-26 for Three bedroom rentals.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Blackburn with Darwen.

Dataset

House Prices
Blackburn with Darwen
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kBlackburn with Darwen 1995-12-01: 34000Blackburn with Darwen 1996-03-01: 33950Blackburn with Darwen 1996-06-01: 33500Blackburn with Darwen 1996-09-01: 33000Blackburn with Darwen 1996-12-01: 32997.5Blackburn with Darwen 1997-03-01: 33000Blackburn with Darwen 1997-06-01: 33250Blackburn with Darwen 1997-09-01: 33950Blackburn with Darwen 1997-12-01: 34000Blackburn with Darwen 1998-03-01: 34000Blackburn with Darwen 1998-06-01: 34000Blackburn with Darwen 1998-09-01: 34950Blackburn with Darwen 1998-12-01: 35000Blackburn with Darwen 1999-03-01: 36000Blackburn with Darwen 1999-06-01: 37500Blackburn with Darwen 1999-09-01: 38500Blackburn with Darwen 1999-12-01: 39950Blackburn with Darwen 2000-03-01: 40000Blackburn with Darwen 2000-06-01: 40000Blackburn with Darwen 2000-09-01: 40500Blackburn with Darwen 2000-12-01: 39950Blackburn with Darwen 2001-03-01: 39000Blackburn with Darwen 2001-06-01: 39950Blackburn with Darwen 2001-09-01: 39950Blackburn with Darwen 2001-12-01: 40775Blackburn with Darwen 2002-03-01: 41500Blackburn with Darwen 2002-06-01: 42000Blackburn with Darwen 2002-09-01: 43000Blackburn with Darwen 2002-12-01: 44000Blackburn with Darwen 2003-03-01: 45000Blackburn with Darwen 2003-06-01: 46500Blackburn with Darwen 2003-09-01: 49950Blackburn with Darwen 2003-12-01: 53500Blackburn with Darwen 2004-03-01: 57000Blackburn with Darwen 2004-06-01: 60500Blackburn with Darwen 2004-09-01: 66000Blackburn with Darwen 2004-12-01: 70000Blackburn with Darwen 2005-03-01: 73000Blackburn with Darwen 2005-06-01: 75000Blackburn with Darwen 2005-09-01: 78000Blackburn with Darwen 2005-12-01: 80000Blackburn with Darwen 2006-03-01: 82000Blackburn with Darwen 2006-06-01: 85000Blackburn with Darwen 2006-09-01: 86000Blackburn with Darwen 2006-12-01: 89950Blackburn with Darwen 2007-03-01: 90000Blackburn with Darwen 2007-06-01: 95000Blackburn with Darwen 2007-09-01: 98000Blackburn with Darwen 2007-12-01: 100000Blackburn with Darwen 2008-03-01: 102000Blackburn with Darwen 2008-06-01: 105000Blackburn with Darwen 2008-09-01: 104000Blackburn with Darwen 2008-12-01: 102000Blackburn with Darwen 2009-03-01: 104250Blackburn with Darwen 2009-06-01: 100000Blackburn with Darwen 2009-09-01: 97750Blackburn with Darwen 2009-12-01: 98000Blackburn with Darwen 2010-03-01: 96000Blackburn with Darwen 2010-06-01: 97250Blackburn with Darwen 2010-09-01: 98200Blackburn with Darwen 2010-12-01: 95000Blackburn with Darwen 2011-03-01: 95000Blackburn with Darwen 2011-06-01: 92000Blackburn with Darwen 2011-09-01: 92250Blackburn with Darwen 2011-12-01: 93000Blackburn with Darwen 2012-03-01: 95000Blackburn with Darwen 2012-06-01: 99000Blackburn with Darwen 2012-09-01: 97250Blackburn with Darwen 2012-12-01: 96000Blackburn with Darwen 2013-03-01: 95975Blackburn with Darwen 2013-06-01: 96997.5Blackburn with Darwen 2013-09-01: 97000Blackburn with Darwen 2013-12-01: 98950Blackburn with Darwen 2014-03-01: 97250Blackburn with Darwen 2014-06-01: 100000Blackburn with Darwen 2014-09-01: 99950Blackburn with Darwen 2014-12-01: 102995Blackburn with Darwen 2015-03-01: 103000Blackburn with Darwen 2015-06-01: 103000Blackburn with Darwen 2015-09-01: 105000Blackburn with Darwen 2015-12-01: 103000Blackburn with Darwen 2016-03-01: 100000Blackburn with Darwen 2016-06-01: 100000Blackburn with Darwen 2016-09-01: 104000Blackburn with Darwen 2016-12-01: 105000Blackburn with Darwen 2017-03-01: 107125Blackburn with Darwen 2017-06-01: 108000Blackburn with Darwen 2017-09-01: 107500Blackburn with Darwen 2017-12-01: 110250Blackburn with Darwen 2018-03-01: 115000Blackburn with Darwen 2018-06-01: 118500Blackburn with Darwen 2018-09-01: 120000Blackburn with Darwen 2018-12-01: 120000Blackburn with Darwen 2019-03-01: 120000Blackburn with Darwen 2019-06-01: 120000Blackburn with Darwen 2019-09-01: 122000Blackburn with Darwen 2019-12-01: 123000Blackburn with Darwen 2020-03-01: 125000Blackburn with Darwen 2020-06-01: 122400Blackburn with Darwen 2020-09-01: 125000Blackburn with Darwen 2020-12-01: 130000Blackburn with Darwen 2021-03-01: 135000Blackburn with Darwen 2021-06-01: 138000Blackburn with Darwen 2021-09-01: 140000Blackburn with Darwen 2021-12-01: 139000Blackburn with Darwen 2022-03-01: 137935Blackburn with Darwen 2022-06-01: 135000Blackburn with Darwen 2022-09-01: 135000Blackburn with Darwen 2022-12-01: 138000Blackburn with Darwen 2023-03-01: 137000

Current median rental prices by type of property

What's on this chart?

This chart shows current median rental prices by type of property in Blackburn with Darwen.

Dataset

Blackburn with Darwen
01200400800totalstudioroombed4plusbed3bed2bed1Blackburn with Darwen bed1: 455Blackburn with Darwen bed2: 515Blackburn with Darwen bed3: 613Blackburn with Darwen bed4plus: 902Blackburn with Darwen room: 337Blackburn with Darwen studio: 357Blackburn with Darwen total: 550

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Blackburn with Darwen, both before and after housing costs. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

No data available at this level.

Poverty rates by tenure type (AHC)

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Blackburn with Darwen. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

Things to add: Current and historic tenure mix - drawing on census data - Social housing sales - RTB - completions of new homes relative to existing stock

No data available at this level.

Lower quartile rent to lower quartile earnings ratio

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the ratio of lower quartile rent for a 2 bedroom property to lower quartile earnings across different areas in Blackburn with Darwen. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

No data available at this level.

Demographic breakdown

People living in households below average income by age category

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the the poverty rates by by age category in Blackburn with Darwen. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by age category

No data available at this level.

Council tax support

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the number of people claiming council tax support in Blackburn with Darwen.

Dataset

Council Tax Support
Working-age
Pensioners
Year14593824000001509382400000155938240000016093824000001659382400000Number of people010000150005000Working-age 2023-06-30: 10143Working-age 2023-03-31: 10490Working-age 2022-12-31: 10747Working-age 2022-09-30: 10801Working-age 2022-06-30: 10787Working-age 2022-03-31: 10993Working-age 2021-12-31: 11011Working-age 2021-09-30: 11408Working-age 2021-06-30: 11481Working-age 2021-03-31: 11847Working-age 2020-12-31: 11571Working-age 2020-09-30: 11463Working-age 2020-06-30: 11301Working-age 2020-03-31: 10309Working-age 2019-12-31: 10158Working-age 2019-09-30: 10228Working-age 2019-06-30: 10265Working-age 2019-03-31: 10834Working-age 2018-12-31: 10641Working-age 2018-09-30: 10731Working-age 2018-06-30: 10646Working-age 2018-03-31: 10500Working-age 2017-12-31: 10222Working-age 2017-09-30: 10294Working-age 2017-06-30: 10385Working-age 2017-03-31: 10483Working-age 2016-12-31: 10386Working-age 2016-09-30: 10547Working-age 2016-06-30: 10514Working-age 2016-03-31: 10483Pensioners 2023-06-30: 4589Pensioners 2023-03-31: 4611Pensioners 2022-12-31: 4605Pensioners 2022-09-30: 4608Pensioners 2022-06-30: 4598Pensioners 2022-03-31: 4569Pensioners 2021-12-31: 4601Pensioners 2021-09-30: 4647Pensioners 2021-06-30: 4654Pensioners 2021-03-31: 4643Pensioners 2020-12-31: 4700Pensioners 2020-09-30: 4749Pensioners 2020-06-30: 4769Pensioners 2020-03-31: 4815Pensioners 2019-12-31: 4844Pensioners 2019-09-30: 4915Pensioners 2019-06-30: 4943Pensioners 2019-03-31: 4980Pensioners 2018-12-31: 5050Pensioners 2018-09-30: 5098Pensioners 2018-06-30: 5130Pensioners 2018-03-31: 5205Pensioners 2017-12-31: 5309Pensioners 2017-09-30: 5356Pensioners 2017-06-30: 5423Pensioners 2017-03-31: 5461Pensioners 2016-12-31: 5545Pensioners 2016-09-30: 5619Pensioners 2016-06-30: 5655Pensioners 2016-03-31: 5747