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Blackburn South & Lower Darwen

A ward in Blackburn with Darwen. Rent, council tax, energy and water are set across Blackburn with Darwen, so they're the same here as anywhere in the borough; what's specific to Blackburn South & Lower Darwen is its broadband and house prices.

Broadband in Blackburn South & Lower Darwen

94% gigabit· 99% superfast

Ofcom Connected Nations 2024

Typical home in Blackburn South & Lower Darwen

£175,000

Median price paid, feeds the buyer estimate below.

ONS HPSSA, year ending Mar 2023

House prices in Blackburn South & Lower Darwen over time

Median house price: +32% over Dec 2013–Mar 2023

£175,000 · Mar 2023Dec 2013Mar 2023

Dec 2013: £132,500; Dec 2014: £129,350; Dec 2015: £133,875; Dec 2016: £145,000; Dec 2017: £141,000; Dec 2018: £162,950; Dec 2019: £146,000; Dec 2020: £141,000; Dec 2021: £168,975; Dec 2022: £173,000; Mar 2023: £175,000

ONS HPSSA · median price paid by ward · year-ending, annual

Borough-wide

The monthly cost across Blackburn with Darwen

The breakdown is the same for every ward in Blackburn with Darwen. The buyer view is seeded with Blackburn South & Lower Darwen's median house price, so the mortgage estimate is local to here.

Estimated monthly cost · Blackburn South & Lower Darwen
£1,200
renter view
Cheaper than average

£469/mo less than the sample average

What's in that number

Rent£709.00/mo£8,508/yr
Council tax£194.76/mo£2,337/yr
Energy£132.90/mo£1,595/yr
Water£49.83/mo£598/yr
Broadband£30.00/mo£360/yr
InsuranceIndicative£83.08/mo£997/yr
Total£1,199.57/mo£14,395/yr

The detail

Rent

£709.00/mo
Overall average · 1-bed £530.00 · 2-bed £657.00 · 3-bed £775.00 · 4+ bed £1,109.00

ONS — Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statisticsas of 2026-04

Council tax

£194.76/mo
Band D · the headline figure
See all bands (A–H)
Band A£129.84/mo
Band B£151.48/mo
Band C£173.12/mo
Band D (headline)£194.76/mo
Band E£238.05/mo
Band F£281.33/mo
Band G£324.61/mo
Band H£389.53/mo

MHCLG — Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England (Table 10)as of 2025-26

Energy

£132.90/mo
Gas £63.00 · Electric £69.90 · North West region

Octopus Energy 'Flexible' tariff (tracks the Ofgem price cap) + Ofgem TDCV (medium)as of 2026-06

Water

£49.83/mo
United Utilities

Water UK / CCW: average household billas of 2025-26

Broadband

£30.00/mo
Typical package price
Superfast99%
Gigabit94%

Ofcom Connected Nations 2024 (ward-level coverage) + UK typical priceas of 2024-07

Insurance

Indicative
£83.08/mo
Home £28.00 · Car £55.08 · North West

Confused.com/WTW (car) & ABI (home): regional averagesas of 2026-Q1

Looking for a place around Blackburn South & Lower Darwen?

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