Electoral wardE05011521
Roe Lee ward, Blackburn with Darwen
Roe Lee is one of 17 electoral wards of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,252 residents in 3,484 households — 2,776 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blackburn constituency.
Residents, 20219,252council ward average 9,102
Households3,4842.66 residents per household
Density2,776/ km²about 3.33 km² · Blackburn with Darwen 1,129
Aged 65+15.8%Blackburn with Darwen: 14.5% · under 16: 23.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.6% · 707
5–97.3% · 675
10–158.9% · 819
16–195.3% · 493
20–245.0% · 461
25–3414.1% · 1,306
35–4920.2% · 1,866
50–6415.8% · 1,463
65–748.1% · 745
75–845.4% · 495
85+2.4% · 222
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van19.1% · 665
1 car or van44.1% · 1,535
2 cars or vans28.6% · 997
3 or more8.2% · 287
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Blackburn with Darwen overall: 60.5% owned, 18.8% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright39.2% · 1,366
With mortgage34.3% · 1,196
Shared ownership0.2% · 6
Social rented10.9% · 379
Private rented15.4% · 535
Type of home
Detached house21.3% · 742
Semi-detached house44.8% · 1,561
Terraced house25.7% · 897
Purpose-built flat5.7% · 197
Converted house1.5% · 54
Other conversion0.2% · 6
Above shop / office0.8% · 27
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011521- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 10 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% owned9,018BBillinge & Beardwood15.6% aged 65+ · 83.5% owned9,484BBlackburn 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% owned8,349SShear 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.