Buying a home in BB3, Darwen. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£161kmost £122k–£204k

Houses per m²£2,085flats £1,781

Sold last year3462,436 in five years

Prices in Blackburn with Darwen+5.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in BB3 sold for £161,284 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £121,808 and £203,997, for about 88 m² of space.

346 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 £76k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in BB3 1 (£1,748) and the most in BB3 3 (£2,212).

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 £735 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in BB3 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£115,021	£77k–£135k	43 m²	14
2	£127,644	£100k–£177k	70 m²	800
3	£161,284	£122k–£204k	88 m²	1,215
4	£257,214	£193k–£330k	114 m²	218
5+	£360,784	£285k–£472k	141 m²	124

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£115k	£128k	£161k	£257k	£361k
Detached	—	£239k	£281k	£316k	£394k
Semi-detached	—	£184k	£207k	£257k	£249k
Terraced	£78k	£112k	£139k	£182k	£208k
Flats	£76k	£91k	£213k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across BB3

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
BB3 0	£2,156	—
BB3 1	£1,748	£1,881
BB3 2	£2,111	£1,804
BB3 3	£2,212	£1,745

Schools near BB3

Best state primary within 2 kmAvondale Primary School72% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%11 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmSt Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn51.9% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%9 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

BB2 Blackburn · 5 km3-bed house £157k BB1 Blackburn · 7 km3-bed house £167k BL7 Bolton · 8 km3-bed house £294k BB5 Accrington · 9 km3-bed house £144k PR6 Chorley · 10 km3-bed house £218k BB6 Blackburn · 11 km3-bed house £153k BL0 Bury · 11 km3-bed house £284k BB4 Rossendale · 11 km3-bed house £205k

Questions about BB3

Is BB3 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Blackburn with Darwen are up 5.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (72% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (51.9% against 43.8%); 346 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 BB3?

A typical 3-bedroom house in BB3 sold for £161,284 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £121,808 and £203,997.

How many homes sell in BB3 each year?

346 homes sold in the last year and 2,436 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 BB3?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Avondale Primary School, where 72% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near BB3?

For a 3-bedroom house, BB5 (£144k, 9 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.