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Electoral wardE05011512
Blackburn South & Lower Darwen ward, Blackburn with Darwen
Blackburn South & Lower Darwen is one of 17 electoral wards of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 7,887 residents in 3,091 households — 2,408 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Rossendale and Darwen constituency.
Residents, 20217,887council ward average 9,102
Households3,0912.55 residents per household
Density2,408/ km²about 3.28 km² · Blackburn with Darwen 1,129
Aged 65+11.7%Blackburn with Darwen: 14.5% · under 16: 21.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.2% · 409
5–96.9% · 541
10–159.2% · 724
16–194.7% · 368
20–245.3% · 416
25–3412.5% · 988
35–4921.5% · 1,696
50–6423.2% · 1,826
65–747.4% · 586
75–843.3% · 260
85+0.9% · 73
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.3% · 348
1 car or van38.0% · 1,174
2 cars or vans38.6% · 1,194
3 or more12.2% · 376
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Blackburn with Darwen overall: 60.5% owned, 18.8% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright31.7% · 980
With mortgage49.1% · 1,516
Shared ownership0.2% · 6
Social rented7.0% · 216
Private rented12.0% · 371
Type of home
Detached house43.3% · 1,338
Semi-detached house29.7% · 919
Terraced house22.8% · 706
Purpose-built flat3.6% · 110
Converted house0.3% · 8
Above shop / office0.3% · 9
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011512- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 17
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.