Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002629

East Darwen

East Darwen is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,971 residents in Blackburn with Darwen. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Blackburn with Darwen

5,971

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,641

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,663.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.9%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in East Darwen

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned53.3%

1,407 households

Private rented29.1%

768 households

Social rented17.5%

461 households

Shared ownership0.2%

5 households

Lives rent free0%

0 households

East Darwen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced62%

1,638 households

Semi-detached24.5%

647 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.3%

192 households

Detached4.7%

123 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%

24 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%

12 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%

4 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

1 households

East Darwen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.7%

1,208 households

No cars or vans in household32.7%

863 households

2 cars or vans in household17.3%

457 households

3 or more cars or vans in household4.3%

113 households

East Darwen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms46.4%

1,225 households

3 bedrooms40.4%

1,066 households

4 or more bedrooms7%

186 households

1 bedroom6.2%

164 households

East Darwen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.6%

1,601 households

One-person household34.4%

908 households

Other household types5%

133 households

East Darwen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.4%

908 households

2 people in household33.4%

884 households

3 people in household15.4%

408 households

4 people in household10%

265 households

5 people in household3.6%

96 households

6 people in household1.9%

51 households

8 or more people in household0.7%

18 households

7 people in household0.5%

13 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

East Darwen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.7%

1,179 residents

15–2920.8%

1,241 residents

30–4420.4%

1,221 residents

45–6423.8%

1,420 residents

65 and over15.2%

910 residents

East Darwen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.5%

5,224 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10%

599 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%

90 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%

39 residents

Other ethnic group0.4%

21 residents

East Darwen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.1%

1,183 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above21.9%

1,032 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications16.6%

784 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.9%

748 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%

547 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.5%

305 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.5%

117 residents aged 16 and over

East Darwen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.9%

2,637 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive42.1%

1,983 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student2%

95 residents aged 16 and over

East Darwen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.4%

869 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations15.2%

715 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.8%

652 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.3%

582 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations11.6%

546 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%

400 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students7.2%

339 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%

338 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.8%

274 residents aged 16 and over

East Darwen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.5%

2,596 residents

Good health32.8%

1,961 residents

Fair health15.2%

908 residents

Bad health6.6%

395 residents

Very bad health1.9%

111 residents

East Darwen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.2%

4,608 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act22.8%

1,363 residents

East Darwen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.3%

1,012 households

Household is deprived in one dimension34.3%

907 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions19.4%

512 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions7.7%

203 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%

8 households

East Darwen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02002629

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East Darwen

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Most similar within Blackburn with Darwen

Life in East Darwen

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.