Blackburn Central
Strong on schools and transport, with safety to consider
Blackburn Central at a glance
- House prices
- £110,000
- Lower prices1st percentile
- Schools
- 94th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 98th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 251.8 per 1,000 residents
- Weak2nd percentile
- Flood risk
- 10.3% of the area in flood zones
- Middle70th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Blackburn Central a good place to live?
Blackburn Central may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance, stronger transport access and lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Blackburn with Darwen below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
- Movers who value stronger transport access
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Blackburn Central
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 251.8 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 2nd percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Blackburn Central
House prices
- Median sale price
- £110,000
- Percentile
- 1st percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 35 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Blackburn Central
Schools
94th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Blackburn Central
Flood risk
10.3% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 5.8% of the area. That is the 70th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Blackburn Central
Transport
98th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Blackburn Central a good place to live?
Blackburn Central may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance, stronger transport access and lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Blackburn Central safe?
Blackburn Central ranks in the 2nd percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Blackburn Central?
The median sale price was £110,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 1st percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Blackburn Central?
Schools rank in the 94th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Blackburn Central?
Nearby public profiles include Little Harwood & Whitebirk in Blackburn with Darwen and Ewood in Blackburn with Darwen.
