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Electoral wardE05011510
Billinge & Beardwood ward, Blackburn with Darwen
Billinge & Beardwood is one of 17 electoral wards of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,484 residents in 2,978 households — 1,880 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blackburn constituency.
Residents, 20219,484council ward average 9,102
Households2,9783.18 residents per household
Density1,880/ km²about 5.04 km² · Blackburn with Darwen 1,129
Aged 65+15.6%Blackburn with Darwen: 14.5% · under 16: 24.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.0% · 668
5–98.4% · 801
10–159.4% · 893
16–195.7% · 545
20–245.7% · 545
25–3412.6% · 1,192
35–4921.0% · 1,994
50–6414.4% · 1,365
65–747.7% · 729
75–845.3% · 502
85+2.6% · 250
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.7% · 319
1 car or van40.2% · 1,199
2 cars or vans35.2% · 1,049
3 or more13.8% · 412
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Blackburn with Darwen overall: 60.5% owned, 18.8% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright48.6% · 1,447
With mortgage34.9% · 1,040
Shared ownership0.2% · 6
Social rented2.0% · 59
Private rented14.2% · 422
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house37.5% · 1,117
Semi-detached house32.6% · 970
Terraced house23.7% · 707
Purpose-built flat4.9% · 146
Converted house0.9% · 26
Other conversion0.2% · 7
Above shop / office0.2% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011510- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 13 of 17
Other wards in the same constituency
AAudley & Queen's Park10.2% aged 65+ · 50.7% owned10,902BBastwell & Daisyfield9.6% aged 65+ · 53.5% owned9,018BBlackburn Central10.6% aged 65+ · 27.4% owned9,279BBlackburn South East11.2% aged 65+ · 40.3% owned10,285EEwood15.0% aged 65+ · 52.6% owned9,584LLittle Harwood & Whitebirk10.3% aged 65+ · 54.9% owned9,317LLivesey with Pleasington25.5% aged 65+ · 87.0% owned8,078MMill Hill & Moorgate15.8% aged 65+ · 51.4% owned8,349RRoe Lee15.8% aged 65+ · 73.6% owned9,252SShear Brow & Corporation Park10.8% aged 65+ · 71.5% owned9,360WWensley Fold10.4% aged 65+ · 49.5% owned9,503
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.