Darwen Town

Blackburn with Darwen · North West · population 6,268 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

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In summary

Darwen Town is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #6,078 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 18 in Blackburn with Darwen. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (63) but weak on Living environment (3). Typical homes here, about £129,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 29% in five years (from 92 sales), 22% below the wider Blackburn with Darwen median of £165,500.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 24 · #5,235
Employment 15 · #5,825
Education 13 · #5,969
Health 8 · #6,305
Crime 9 · #6,250
Housing & access 63 · #2,507
Living environment 3 · #6,620

House prices ?

£129,000median (12m) · +5.5% yr · n=92
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£129,00092+5.5%+29.0%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Semi-detached£197,50012+18.3%+36.2%
Terraced£121,50074+9.7%+27.9%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£129,000
Blackburn with Darwen£165,500
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

33Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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