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Blackburn

Blackburn With Darwen · 68,925 properties sold since 1995

Postcodes: BB1BB2BB6BB7BD2BL7
Average Property Value
£218,343
↑ 1.9% YoY

Market analysis

Homes in Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen sell for an average of £218,343 — 20% below the UK average of £271,295. The median sold price is £150,000. In 2025, the most recent complete year, prices rose 1.9% year on year, from £213,841 to £217,941. Since 2015, average values in Blackburn have grown by 33%.

Terraced houses are the most commonly sold property type in Blackburn, making up 50% of transactions. Blackburn spans 6 postcode areas, with 68,925 sales registered since 1995.

£218,343
Average
£150,000
Median
£155
Lowest
£30.7M
Highest

Liveability Score

Aggregated from 6 postcode areas

Good
79 / 100
Education 72
Connectivity 89
Market Stability 65
Family-Friendly 91

Price Trend

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
£161k £218k

Property Types

Terraced 50%
Semi-Detached 26%
Detached 18%
Flat 3%
Other 2%
68,925 total sales across 5 property types

Market Summary

£95k
Lower Quartile
£150k
Median
£236k
Upper Quartile
Price Distribution £155 – £30.7M

Yearly Price History

Year Average Median Sales Change
2026 (YTD) £189,817 £151,500 594 ↓ 12.9%
2025 £217,941 £169,950 2,268 ↑ 1.9%
2024 £213,841 £165,000 2,264 ↓ 9.9%
2023 £237,322 £150,000 2,085 ↑ 13.3%
2022 £209,492 £145,276 2,316 ↓ 7.0%
2021 £225,199 £141,000 2,529 ↑ 5.3%
2020 £213,960 £130,000 1,909 ↑ 20.3%
2019 £177,828 £127,500 2,145 ↑ 4.9%
2018 £169,458 £123,000 2,065 ↓ 7.8%
2017 £183,753 £120,000 1,987 ↑ 14.5%
2016 £160,501 £106,000 1,798 ↓ 2.2%
2015 £164,045 £108,000 1,723

Postcode Areas in Blackburn

Blackburn covers 6 postcode areas. Click any one for detailed property data, schools, crime stats, and demographics.

BB1BB2BB6BB7BD2BL7

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Streets in Blackburn

The 60 busiest streets in Blackburn by number of recorded sales. Each page lists every property on the street and what it last sold for.

Whalley New Road 886 Livesey Branch Road 713 Bolton Road 679 Preston Old Road 630 Revidge Road 511 Whalley Road 497 Preston New Road 485 Blackburn Road 422 Accrington Road 333 Pleckgate Road 304 St James's Road 300 St Huberts Road 293 Wensley Road 293 Whalley Old Road 292 Audley Range 286 Ribchester Road 269 Spring Street 250 Dukes Brow 246 Haslingden Road 238 Infirmary Street 237 Lammack Road 233 Leamington Road 231 Quebec Road 226 Shorrock Lane 225 Redlam 225 Pringle Street 217 Hermitage Street 215 Stone Hill Drive 215 Shear Brow 214 Belthorn Road 213 Bonsall Street 208 Whinney Lane 206 Stansfeld Street 203 James Street 197 New Bank Road 193 Heys Lane 192 Cornelian Street 192 Windsor Road 190 Selborne Street 184 Shadsworth Road 183 Ramsgreave Drive 181 Moorgate Street 179 Lynwood Road 177 Burnley Road 175 Brownhill Road 173 New Wellington Street 170 Moorfield Avenue 168 Lindisfarne Avenue 168 Branch Road 163 Church Street 161 Langham Road 154 Franklin Road 154 Harwood Road 153 Columbia Way 153 Brotherston Drive 153 Water Street 149 Hillcrest Road 146 Rhodes Avenue 146 Beechwood Drive 145 Mosley Street 141

Frequently asked questions about Blackburn

What is the average house price in Blackburn?
The average sold price in Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen is £218,343, across 13,965 sales since 2020. The median is £150,000 — the middle price, which a few very expensive sales cannot pull upward.
Are house prices in Blackburn rising or falling?
In 2025, the last complete year, the average sold price in Blackburn was £217,941, up 1.9% on 2024's £213,841.
How many properties have sold in Blackburn?
HM Land Registry has recorded 68,925 sales in Blackburn since 1995, across 6 postcode areas (BB1, BB2, BB6, BB7, BD2, BL7). The most common property type is terraced.

About this data

Averages and medians for Blackburn cover the 13,965 sales registered since 2020, so they describe the current market rather than three decades of it. The 68,925 figure is every sale since records begin in 1995, and the yearly chart uses each year's own sales. Prices are what buyers actually paid, as registered with HM Land Registry — not asking prices or estimates. Scotland and Northern Ireland are not in this dataset; see Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Crown copyright 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0