Renting in Blackburn

Average Rent in Blackburn

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The average rent in Blackburn is £850/mo, with 1,379 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Blackburn rental appears.

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Renting in Blackburn

What it costs to rent in Blackburn

Blackburn currently has 1,379 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £850 a month. 56 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 65% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is PE1 at around £495/mo, while BN2 sits nearer £1,500/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Blackburn rental market at a glance

1,379

Active rentals in Blackburn

£850/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Blackburn

Median monthly rent, based on 1,379 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£650/mo	284
2 bed	£799/mo	460
3 bed	£950/mo	345
4+ bed	£1,500/mo	118
Room	£498/mo	167

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Blackburn rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Blackburn. Latest: £707/mo (Mar 26, +7.0% YoY).

Latest

£707

Mar 26

Annual

+7.0%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£512

Apr 21

Total change

+38%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Blackburn pay goes on rent?

Renters in Blackburn spend an estimated 31% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£707/mo

£8,484/yr

Median pay

£27,502/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

31%

Affordable for most renters.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Blackburn

Most Blackburn homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band A–B across 63,560 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

1.96

≈ Band A–B

Stock

64k

63,560 properties

A
56%35,830
B
16%9,860
C
14%8,880
D
8%4,850
E
4%2,660
F
1%830
G
1%580
H
0%70

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Blackburn

87% of Blackburn premises can already get full-fibre and 92% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

87%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

92%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

471 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
87%
Gigabit-capable
92%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Blackburn with Darwen), July 2025, covering 63,325 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Blackburn homes

39% of Blackburn homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

39%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

61%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

62k

62,273 EPCs

A
1%359
B
9%5,408
C
30%18,372
D
41%25,512
E
16%9,782
F
4%2,206
G
1%634

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Blackburn with Darwen. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Property types

What’s on offer in Blackburn

Flats & apartments

388

30% of listings

Houses

705

54% of listings

Rooms

167

13% of listings

Bungalows

3% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Blackburn — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 44% of the 746 houses currently advertised in Blackburn.

Terraced
44%331
Other house
27%204
Semi-detached
18%133
Bungalow
5%40
Detached
5%38

Rent by postcode

Where Blackburn rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,083 live listings in 11 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Blackburn

1BN2£1,500/mo3 rentals
2BN3£1,300/mo7 rentals
3BN1£1,250/mo5 rentals

Cheapest in Blackburn

1PE1£495/mo3 rentals
2PE25£525/mo6 rentals
3BB5£745/mo17 rentals

Features · Blackburn

Garden, parking, and floor area in Blackburn

Live signal across 1,379 Blackburn rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

75%

of 205 Blackburn listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

71%

of 223 Blackburn listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Blackburn

Lower Crime AreaEstimated — limited data

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Blackburn has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 6 of 6 postcode districts analysed, the median was 0 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Blackburn is Anti-social behaviour.

Crime overview

0 crimes per area (median)
6 of 6 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0 incidents recorded

Blackburn ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Blackburn

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Darwen has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Blackburn.

Darwen
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (107) · pop. ~31,000
7.2
per 1k
Whalley Range
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (271) · pop. ~10,000
62
per 1k
Livesey
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (94) · pop. ~9,000
24
per 1k
Shadsworth
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (52) · pop. ~8,000
14
per 1k
Mill Hill
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (190) · pop. ~7,000
61
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Blackburn listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Blackburn.

OnTheMarket

346

Leaders

322

OpenRent

317

Rightmove

227

SpareRoom

167

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Frequently asked

Renting in Blackburn — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Blackburn?

The median rent in Blackburn is £850/month based on 1379 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Blackburn?

There are currently 1379 rental properties available in Blackburn, with 56 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Blackburn safe for renters?

Blackburn has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 0 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Blackburn?

The most commonly reported crime category in Blackburn is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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