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Bastwell

Middle area

North Blackburn with Darwen. 8,249 people in 0.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Bastwell’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£143,144
419th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,020
3,524th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Bastwell compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price18 middle areas, Blackburn with Darwen · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Blackburn with Darwen18 areas from £102,000 to £362,498. The middle area is £144,072. Bastwell is £143,144.
£143,1449th lowest
Population18 middle areas, Blackburn with Darwen · 2021
Population: every middle area in Blackburn with Darwen18 areas from 5,971 to 11,082. The middle area is 8,851. Bastwell is 8,020.
8,0207th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage18 middle areas, Blackburn with Darwen · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Blackburn with Darwen18 areas from 50.2% to 99.7%. The middle area is 96.1%. Bastwell is 98.5%.
98.5%joint 3rd highest
Claimant rate18 middle areas, Blackburn with Darwen · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Blackburn with Darwen18 areas from 1.1% to 9.7%. The middle area is 5.4%. Bastwell is 5.8%.
5.8%8th highest

Figures for the whole of Blackburn with Darwen

These figures are published for the whole of Blackburn with Darwen, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Blackburn with Darwen and not Bastwell alone. See Blackburn with Darwen

Average house price
£165,131
Up 5.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,076
20th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.0×
43rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
36.9
10th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bastwell in brief

The median price paid for a home in Bastwell was £143,144 in 2025.

Bastwell had 8,020 usual residents at the census.

In Bastwell, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bastwell, 5.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.