Typical 3-bedroom house£167kmost £126k–£219k
Houses per m²£2,144flats £1,790
Sold last year3662,638 in five years
Prices in Blackburn with Darwen+5.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in BB1 sold for £167,357 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £126,172 and £218,942, for about 88 m² of space. That is 5% more than the same home across Blackburn (£160,000).
366 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £81k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in BB1 1 (£1,584) and the most in BB1 8 (£2,496).
Across Blackburn with Darwen, prices are up 5.1% on a year ago and up 30.9% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £782 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £763 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £33,000 for that mortgage: what £35,000 buys.
Questions about BB1
Is BB1 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 5% more than across Blackburn; prices in Blackburn with Darwen are up 5.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (80% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (84.2% against 43.8%); 366 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in BB1?
A typical 3-bedroom house in BB1 sold for £167,357 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £126,172 and £218,942.
Is BB1 expensive for Blackburn?
A 3-bedroom house in BB1 costs 5% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Blackburn (£160,000).
How many homes sell in BB1 each year?
366 homes sold in the last year and 2,638 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near BB1?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Brookhouse Primary School, where 80% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near BB1?
For a 3-bedroom house, BB5 (£144k, 6 km), BB11 (£143k, 14 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.