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Darwen

Blackburn With Darwen · 23,763 properties sold since 1995

Postcodes: BB3
Average Property Value
£171,958
↑ 3.6% YoY

Market analysis

Homes in Darwen, Blackburn With Darwen sell for an average of £171,958 — 37% below the UK average of £271,295. The median sold price is £135,013. In 2025, the most recent complete year, prices rose 3.6% year on year, from £186,795 to £193,448. Since 2015, average values in Darwen have grown by 68%.

Terraced houses are the most commonly sold property type in Darwen, making up 61% of transactions. Darwen spans 1 postcode area, with 23,763 sales registered since 1995.

£171,958
Average
£135,013
Median
£100
Lowest
£14.9M
Highest

Liveability Score

Aggregated from 1 postcode area

Good
75 / 100
Education 68
Connectivity 82
Market Stability 48
Family-Friendly 100

Price Trend

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
£118k £193k

Property Types

Terraced 61%
Semi-Detached 19%
Detached 16%
Flat 2%
Other 2%
23,763 total sales across 5 property types

Market Summary

£90k
Lower Quartile
£135k
Median
£200k
Upper Quartile
Price Distribution £100 – £14.9M

Yearly Price History

Year Average Median Sales Change
2026 (YTD) £161,767 £135,000 269 ↓ 16.4%
2025 £193,448 £147,250 748 ↑ 3.6%
2024 £186,795 £150,000 870 ↓ 3.7%
2023 £194,057 £141,771 746 ↑ 22.7%
2022 £158,097 £137,250 800 ↓ 0.5%
2021 £158,888 £125,000 924 ↑ 10.0%
2020 £144,404 £120,000 710 ↑ 16.6%
2019 £123,874 £103,000 735 ↓ 18.9%
2018 £152,663 £100,000 667 ↑ 19.9%
2017 £127,313 £100,000 698 ↑ 7.7%
2016 £118,160 £99,225 660 ↑ 2.6%
2015 £115,156 £100,000 574

Postcode Areas in Darwen

Darwen covers 1 postcode area. Click any one for detailed property data, schools, crime stats, and demographics.

BB3

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Streets in Darwen

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

Blackburn Road 509 Olive Lane 302 Marsh House Lane 253 Bolton Road 241 Harwood Street 234 Cemetery Road 202 Avondale Road 190 Delphinium Way 187 Lynwood Avenue 186 Aintree Drive 184 Gillibrand Street 176 Greenway Street 175 Sudell Road 174 Hindle Street 169 Earnsdale Road 165 Sandy Lane 164 Spring Vale Garden Village 162 Tockholes Road 161 Snape Street 156 Redearth Road 149 Belgrave Road 145 Queen Street 145 London Terrace 144 Cavendish Street 143 Milking Lane 141 Newton Street 140 Argyle Street 139 Brighton Terrace 135 The Sidings 135 Stopes Brow 130 Baron Street 122 Sandon Street 121 Richmond Terrace 120 Wisteria Drive 120 Aster Chase 118 Sarah Street 117 Avallon Way 117 Perry Street 116 Portland Street 115 Park Road 113 Duckworth Street 111 Antigua Drive 111 Chapter Road 110 Anyon Street 110 Cranberry Lane 108 Birch Hall Avenue 106 Beaumont Way 104 Sunnyhurst Lane 103 Minster Crescent 102 The Meadows 102 Sough Road 101 Limes Avenue 100 St Albans Road 100 Preston Street 99 Hollins Grove Street 99 Bog Height Road 97 East Park Avenue 94 Sudellside Street 94 Blacksnape Road 93 Pole Lane 93

Frequently asked questions about Darwen

What is the average house price in Darwen?
The average sold price in Darwen, Blackburn With Darwen is £171,958, across 5,067 sales since 2020. The median is £135,013 — the middle price, which a few very expensive sales cannot pull upward.
Are house prices in Darwen rising or falling?
In 2025, the last complete year, the average sold price in Darwen was £193,448, up 3.6% on 2024's £186,795.
How many properties have sold in Darwen?
HM Land Registry has recorded 23,763 sales in Darwen since 1995, across 1 postcode area (BB3). The most common property type is terraced.

About this data

Averages and medians for Darwen cover the 5,067 sales registered since 2020, so they describe the current market rather than three decades of it. The 23,763 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