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Electoral wardE05011516
Darwen West ward, Blackburn with Darwen
Darwen West is one of 17 electoral wards of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 8,336 residents in 3,645 households — 570 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Rossendale and Darwen constituency.
Residents, 20218,336council ward average 9,102
Households3,6452.29 residents per household
Density570/ km²about 14.62 km² · Blackburn with Darwen 1,129
Aged 65+19.0%Blackburn with Darwen: 14.5% · under 16: 17.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.1% · 425
5–95.5% · 459
10–157.1% · 593
16–194.6% · 383
20–245.2% · 435
25–3412.7% · 1,058
35–4919.0% · 1,580
50–6421.8% · 1,820
65–7411.1% · 929
75–845.8% · 481
85+2.1% · 173
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van22.8% · 831
1 car or van43.0% · 1,569
2 cars or vans26.5% · 965
3 or more7.7% · 280
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Blackburn with Darwen overall: 60.5% owned, 18.8% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright34.8% · 1,268
With mortgage33.1% · 1,206
Shared ownership1.2% · 43
Social rented12.4% · 453
Private rented18.5% · 674
Type of home
Detached house13.4% · 490
Semi-detached house23.1% · 841
Terraced house52.0% · 1,894
Purpose-built flat9.2% · 337
Converted house1.2% · 42
Other conversion0.5% · 19
Above shop / office0.5% · 20
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011516- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 17
Parishes in the ward
DarwenTockholes
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.