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Electoral wardE05011511
Blackburn Central ward, Blackburn with Darwen
Blackburn Central is one of 17 electoral wards of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,279 residents in 3,733 households — 3,085 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blackburn constituency.
Residents, 20219,279council ward average 9,102
Households3,7332.49 residents per household
Density3,085/ km²about 3.01 km² · Blackburn with Darwen 1,129
Aged 65+10.6%Blackburn with Darwen: 14.5% · under 16: 23.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.1% · 657
5–96.9% · 640
10–159.5% · 877
16–196.5% · 601
20–247.1% · 655
25–3414.4% · 1,332
35–4921.4% · 1,986
50–6416.7% · 1,546
65–746.7% · 619
75–842.8% · 260
85+1.1% · 106
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van50.2% · 1,874
1 car or van35.4% · 1,321
2 cars or vans11.8% · 442
3 or more2.6% · 96
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Blackburn with Darwen overall: 60.5% owned, 18.8% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright17.7% · 662
With mortgage9.6% · 360
Shared ownership0.5% · 19
Social rented50.7% · 1,891
Private rented21.3% · 796
Lives rent free0.1% · 5
Type of home
Detached house5.3% · 196
Semi-detached house22.0% · 819
Terraced house33.1% · 1,234
Purpose-built flat35.7% · 1,333
Converted house1.7% · 65
Other conversion0.8% · 28
Above shop / office1.4% · 53
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011511- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 8 of 17
Council offices in this ward
CBlackburn with Darwen Children ServicesCouncil office · BB2 1DHCBlackburn with Darwen Borough CouncilCouncil office · BB1 7DY
Other wards in the same constituency
AAudley & Queen's Park10.2% aged 65+ · 50.7% owned10,902BBastwell & Daisyfield9.6% aged 65+ · 53.5% owned9,018BBillinge & Beardwood15.6% aged 65+ · 83.5% owned9,484BBlackburn 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.