OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Blackburn with Darwen

Private rents in Blackburn with Darwen average £713 a month across all property sizes, up 4.9% over the last year. These are the official Office for National Statistics figures, not portal asking rents, so they reflect what tenants actually pay.

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All sizes
£713
1-bed
£534
2-bed
£661
3-bed
£781
4+ bed
£1,112
Flats
£601

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The £713 average above is the whole district, every size and condition mixed together. It's a fair sanity check, but it isn't a valuation of one property, and the gap between a 1-bed at £534 and a 3-bed at £781 shows why. For an actual figure you need the specific address: its size, its EPC, its street, and what comparable homes nearby genuinely let for.

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Two years of rents in Blackburn with Darwen
Two-year change: +14.1%Five-year change: +38.4%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 1.6% over the last six months, against +3.2% in the six before: rises are slowing.
What homes sell for, by postcode area
BB21,083 sales£183,000BB1758 sales£165,500BB3743 sales£160,000
Median sold prices over the last two years, HM Land Registry. District-wide median: £167,250.
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What next door costs
Blackburn with Darwen is the 2nd cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Hyndburn£619£724£939
2Blackburn with DarwenYou are here£661£781£1,112
3Preston£729£856£1,2474South Ribble£734£885£1,2615Rossendale£752£905£1,2226Chorley£758£897£1,3217Bolton£806£978£1,434
Nearest by the centre point of each area, so a very large or coastal area can throw up a neighbour that is not a natural comparison.
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Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026, average private rents by local authority. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Figures are area averages, not valuations of any individual property.