Blackburn with Darwen in figures

A profile of Blackburn with Darwen from official statistics: 11 figures in 4 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Blackburn with Darwen was 163,801 in 2025, up 1.4% from 2024.

Population163,8012025Up 1.4% from 2024
Population aged 65 and over14.4%2025Up 0.1 percentage points from 2024
Foreign-born population share18.1%2021No 2020 figure to compare
Net domestic migration, July to June3482025Compared with 373 in 2024
145K150K155K160K165K201120142017202020252011: 147,657 persons2012: 148,532 persons2013: 149,148 persons2014: 149,579 persons2015: 150,490 persons2016: 151,497 persons2017: 152,312 persons2018: 152,787 persons2019: 154,066 persons2020: 154,564 persons2021: 154,954 persons2022: 155,987 persons2023: 158,543 persons2024: 161,618 persons2025: 163,801 persons145K150K155K160K165K20112016202120252011: 147,657 persons2012: 148,532 persons2013: 149,148 persons2014: 149,579 persons2015: 150,490 persons2016: 151,497 persons2017: 152,312 persons2018: 152,787 persons2019: 154,066 persons2020: 154,564 persons2021: 154,954 persons2022: 155,987 persons2023: 158,543 persons2024: 161,618 persons2025: 163,801 persons
Population, 2011 to 2025. persons. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP) in Blackburn with Darwen (pounds sterling) was £5.07 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 6.4% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling£5.07 billion2024, provisionalUp 6.4% from 2023
GDP per head, pounds sterling£31,1612024, provisionalUp 4.2% from 2023
1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020002004200820122016202020242000: 1,822 GBP million2001: 1,867 GBP million2002: 1,955 GBP million2003: 2,111 GBP million2004: 2,222 GBP million2005: 2,278 GBP million2006: 2,342 GBP million2007: 2,455 GBP million2008: 2,528 GBP million2009: 2,445 GBP million2010: 2,571 GBP million2011: 2,664 GBP million2012: 2,853 GBP million2013: 2,920 GBP million2014: 3,071 GBP million2015: 3,255 GBP million2016: 3,399 GBP million2017: 3,469 GBP million2018: 3,535 GBP million2019: 3,643 GBP million2020: 3,548 GBP million2021: 4,014 GBP million2022: 4,439 GBP million2023: 4,760 GBP million2024: 5,065 GBP million1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0002000200920242000: 1,822 GBP million2001: 1,867 GBP million2002: 1,955 GBP million2003: 2,111 GBP million2004: 2,222 GBP million2005: 2,278 GBP million2006: 2,342 GBP million2007: 2,455 GBP million2008: 2,528 GBP million2009: 2,445 GBP million2010: 2,571 GBP million2011: 2,664 GBP million2012: 2,853 GBP million2013: 2,920 GBP million2014: 3,071 GBP million2015: 3,255 GBP million2016: 3,399 GBP million2017: 3,469 GBP million2018: 3,535 GBP million2019: 3,643 GBP million2020: 3,548 GBP million2021: 4,014 GBP million2022: 4,439 GBP million2023: 4,760 GBP million2024: 5,065 GBP million
Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling, 2000 to 2024. GBP million. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Average house price in Blackburn with Darwen (pounds sterling) was £165,131 (provisional) in July 2026, up 5.2% from July 2025.

Average house price, pounds sterling£165,131July 2026, provisionalUp 5.2% from July 2025
House price annual change, monthly5.2%July 2026, provisionalDown 2.8 percentage points from July 2025
Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling£714August 2026, provisionalUp 4.4% from August 2025
120K130K140K150K160K170K2021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-072021-07: 126,200 GBP2021-08: 128,685 GBP2021-09: 130,307 GBP2021-10: 132,107 GBP2021-11: 131,037 GBP2021-12: 127,079 GBP2022-01: 128,787 GBP2022-02: 129,521 GBP2022-03: 133,498 GBP2022-04: 132,492 GBP2022-05: 136,815 GBP2022-06: 134,955 GBP2022-07: 138,104 GBP2022-08: 138,259 GBP2022-09: 141,885 GBP2022-10: 144,064 GBP2022-11: 143,209 GBP2022-12: 142,351 GBP2023-01: 141,580 GBP2023-02: 140,718 GBP2023-03: 140,579 GBP2023-04: 139,090 GBP2023-05: 140,872 GBP2023-06: 139,518 GBP2023-07: 139,823 GBP2023-08: 140,123 GBP2023-09: 140,496 GBP2023-10: 141,051 GBP2023-11: 140,445 GBP2023-12: 140,423 GBP2024-01: 138,847 GBP2024-02: 137,894 GBP2024-03: 138,142 GBP2024-04: 137,810 GBP2024-05: 140,110 GBP2024-06: 142,904 GBP2024-07: 145,380 GBP2024-08: 148,542 GBP2024-09: 151,302 GBP2024-10: 154,297 GBP2024-11: 152,535 GBP2024-12: 153,594 GBP2025-01: 154,114 GBP2025-02: 153,985 GBP2025-03: 156,938 GBP2025-04: 158,302 GBP2025-05: 159,848 GBP2025-06: 156,850 GBP2025-07: 157,029 GBP2025-08: 161,013 GBP2025-09: 162,350 GBP2025-10: 163,636 GBP2025-11: 164,212 GBP2025-12: 162,906 GBP2026-01: 151,969 GBP2026-02: 153,245 GBP2026-03: 154,392 GBP2026-04: 165,465 GBP2026-05: 163,050 GBP2026-06: 165,020 GBP2026-07: 165,131 GBP120K130K140K150K160K170K2021-072023-042025-012026-072021-07: 126,200 GBP2021-08: 128,685 GBP2021-09: 130,307 GBP2021-10: 132,107 GBP2021-11: 131,037 GBP2021-12: 127,079 GBP2022-01: 128,787 GBP2022-02: 129,521 GBP2022-03: 133,498 GBP2022-04: 132,492 GBP2022-05: 136,815 GBP2022-06: 134,955 GBP2022-07: 138,104 GBP2022-08: 138,259 GBP2022-09: 141,885 GBP2022-10: 144,064 GBP2022-11: 143,209 GBP2022-12: 142,351 GBP2023-01: 141,580 GBP2023-02: 140,718 GBP2023-03: 140,579 GBP2023-04: 139,090 GBP2023-05: 140,872 GBP2023-06: 139,518 GBP2023-07: 139,823 GBP2023-08: 140,123 GBP2023-09: 140,496 GBP2023-10: 141,051 GBP2023-11: 140,445 GBP2023-12: 140,423 GBP2024-01: 138,847 GBP2024-02: 137,894 GBP2024-03: 138,142 GBP2024-04: 137,810 GBP2024-05: 140,110 GBP2024-06: 142,904 GBP2024-07: 145,380 GBP2024-08: 148,542 GBP2024-09: 151,302 GBP2024-10: 154,297 GBP2024-11: 152,535 GBP2024-12: 153,594 GBP2025-01: 154,114 GBP2025-02: 153,985 GBP2025-03: 156,938 GBP2025-04: 158,302 GBP2025-05: 159,848 GBP2025-06: 156,850 GBP2025-07: 157,029 GBP2025-08: 161,013 GBP2025-09: 162,350 GBP2025-10: 163,636 GBP2025-11: 164,212 GBP2025-12: 162,906 GBP2026-01: 151,969 GBP2026-02: 153,245 GBP2026-03: 154,392 GBP2026-04: 165,465 GBP2026-05: 163,050 GBP2026-06: 165,020 GBP2026-07: 165,131 GBP
Average house price, pounds sterling, July 2021 to July 2026. GBP. Source: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file).

Sources: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file); HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Active enterprises in Blackburn with Darwen were 6,070 in 2024, down 0.4% from 2023.

Active enterprises6,0702024Down 0.4% from 2023
Enterprise births7752024Up 6.2% from 2023
5,2005,4005,6005,8006,0006,2006,4002019202020212022202320242019: 5,275 count2020: 5,525 count2021: 6,080 count2022: 6,270 count2023: 6,095 count2024: 6,070 count5,2505,5005,7506,0006,2506,5002019202120242019: 5,275 count2020: 5,525 count2021: 6,080 count2022: 6,270 count2023: 6,095 count2024: 6,070 count
Active enterprises, 2019 to 2024. count. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country.

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country; Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=200&measures=20100&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  2. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=209&measures=20301&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. Office for National Statistics. Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2024_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&c2021_cob_12=1&measures=20301&time=2021,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  4. Office for National Statistics. Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland/mid2011tomid2025. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  5. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  6. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  7. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  8. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  9. Office for National Statistics. Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/datasets/priceindexofprivaterentsukmonthlypricestatistics/16september2026. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  10. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  11. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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