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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002630

Darwen Town

Darwen Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,342 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
6,342

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,899

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,756

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

51.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.6%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Padiham, Burnley9,325 residents · 52.2% owned · 30.6% no carColne Waterside, Pendle5,423 residents · 54.0% owned · 30.8% no carAccrington North East, Hyndburn12,511 residents · 57.4% owned · 30.9% no carWhittlefield & Rose Grove, Burnley6,646 residents · 56.1% owned · 30.1% no carMorriston South, Swansea7,351 residents · 58.1% owned · 29.3% no carHorwich North, Bolton7,300 residents · 58.1% owned · 27.4% no car

Most similar within Blackburn with Darwen

The closest matches in the same local authority.

North Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen6,848 residents · 59.6% owned · 29.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Darwen Town

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

Tenure

Owned51.9%
1,506 households
Private rented28.9%
839 households
Social rented17.5%
506 households
Shared ownership1.6%
45 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Darwen Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced62.7%
1,818 households
Semi-detached15.4%
447 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.7%
339 households
Detached5.2%
150 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.1%
61 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%
50 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
33 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Darwen Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%
1,265 households
No cars or vans in household32.4%
938 households
2 cars or vans in household19.4%
563 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.5%
131 households
Darwen Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms44.9%
1,302 households
3 bedrooms36.6%
1,062 households
4 or more bedrooms9.7%
280 households
1 bedroom8.8%
255 households
Darwen Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.9%
1,620 households
One-person household39%
1,131 households
Other household types5.1%
147 households
Darwen Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39%
1,131 households
2 people in household31%
899 households
3 people in household13.9%
404 households
4 people in household10.8%
313 households
5 people in household3.3%
97 households
6 people in household1.2%
35 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Darwen Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
1,136 residents
15–2918.6%
1,182 residents
30–4420%
1,271 residents
45–6426.7%
1,692 residents
65 and over16.8%
1,064 residents
Darwen Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.8%
5,761 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.4%
407 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
82 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
47 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
45 residents
Darwen Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.6%
1,315 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.3%
1,143 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
891 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
735 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
623 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
314 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
116 residents aged 16 and over
Darwen Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57%
2,928 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.1%
2,113 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
97 residents aged 16 and over
Darwen Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.1%
878 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17%
872 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
670 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
668 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.9%
561 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
443 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%
373 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.7%
346 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
327 residents aged 16 and over
Darwen Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.9%
2,845 residents
Good health32%
2,030 residents
Fair health14.9%
945 residents
Bad health6.5%
415 residents
Very bad health1.7%
107 residents
Darwen Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.7%
4,869 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.3%
1,475 residents
Darwen Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.4%
1,201 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
948 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.7%
572 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.9%
171 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Darwen Town · 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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