Strong on transport, with safety and schools to consider
Ewood at a glance
- House prices
- £136,000
- Lower prices4th percentile
- Schools
- 30th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 96th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 132.1 per 1,000 residents
- Weak12th percentile
- Flood risk
- 7.4% of the area in flood zones
- Middle61st percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Ewood a good place to live?
Ewood may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access and lower house prices. School performance appears weaker and 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
- Movers who value stronger transport access
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Ewood
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 132.1 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 12th 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 Ewood
House prices
- Median sale price
- £136,000
- Percentile
- 4th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 97 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 Ewood
Schools
30th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Ewood
Flood risk
7.4% 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 3.6% of the area. That is the 61st 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 Ewood
Transport
96th 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 Ewood a good place to live?
Ewood may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access and lower house prices. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Ewood safe?
Ewood ranks in the 12th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Ewood?
The median sale price was £136,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 4th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Ewood?
Schools rank in the 30th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Ewood?
Nearby public profiles include Little Harwood & Whitebirk in Blackburn with Darwen and Blackburn South East East in Blackburn with Darwen.
