Typical 3-bedroom house£157kmost £116k–£217k
Houses per m²£2,229flats £1,629
Sold last year4243,193 in five years
Prices in Blackburn with Darwen+5.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in BB2 sold for £156,705 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £116,093 and £217,472, for about 88 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Blackburn (£160,000).
424 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 £69k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in BB2 1 (£1,459) and the most in BB2 7 (£2,918).
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 £715 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £31,000 for that mortgage: what £35,000 buys.
Questions about BB2
Is BB2 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as 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 (98% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (84.2% against 43.8%); 424 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 BB2?
A typical 3-bedroom house in BB2 sold for £156,705 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £116,093 and £217,472.
Is BB2 expensive for Blackburn?
A 3-bedroom house in BB2 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Blackburn (£160,000).
How many homes sell in BB2 each year?
424 homes sold in the last year and 3,193 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 BB2?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is The Olive School, Blackburn, where 98% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
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.