Rent Evidence Pack · Blackburn with Darwen

Average Private Rent in Blackburn with Darwen

Official statistics · June 2026
Average monthly rent
£712
12-month change
+5.3%

The North West spans Greater Manchester's fast-growing rental market, the Liverpool City Region, and a string of former mill and coastal towns — one of England's most varied rental landscapes. Every figure below is the published ONS figure for Blackburn with Darwen, named and dated, with a link to check it at the source.

A one-bedroom home in Blackburn with Darwen averages £533 a month and a home with four or more bedrooms £1,112 — a spread of £579 across the bedroom categories ONS publishes.

At £712, the Blackburn with Darwen figure sits below the North West average of £961 and below the England average of £1,446.

Over the 24 months to June 2026 the all-sizes figure moved to £712, up from £621 in July 2024.

The Blackburn with Darwen Rent Evidence Pack

Rent by bedroom category

Average monthly private rent in Blackburn with Darwen by bedroom category, June 2026
BedroomsAverage rent12-month change
1 bed £533+5.7%
2 bed £660+5.6%
3 bed £779+5.5%
4+ bed £1,112+4.2%

24-month trend

July 2024£621June 2026£712

Average monthly rent in Blackburn with Darwen, all property sizes: £621 in July 2024 to £712 in June 2026.

How Blackburn with Darwen compares

Average monthly private rent, Blackburn with Darwen against its region and England, June 2026
AreaAverage rent12-month change
Blackburn with Darwen £712+5.3%
North West £961+5.4%
England £1,446+3.4%

Sources — every figure on this page

  • Blackburn with Darwen average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Blackburn with Darwen 12-month change — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Blackburn with Darwen, 1 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Blackburn with Darwen, 2 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Blackburn with Darwen, 3 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Blackburn with Darwen, 4+ bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • North West average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • England average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)

ONS revises these series on each monthly release. The reference period above is the edition this page was built from — check the live bulletin before relying on a figure.

This page presents official statistics for context. It is not a valuation of any property, and not advice.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the licence. Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents.

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