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South Darwen & Whitehall

Middle area

South Blackburn with Darwen. 9,263 people in 11 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 South Darwen & Whitehall’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£197,500
1,439th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,962
2,157th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
83.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How South Darwen & Whitehall compares

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

South Darwen & WhitehallMiddle
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. South Darwen & Whitehall is £197,500.
£197,5004th highest
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. South Darwen & Whitehall is 8,962.
8,9629th highest
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%. South Darwen & Whitehall is 83.9%.
83.9%2nd lowest
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%. South Darwen & Whitehall is 2.6%.
2.6%4th lowest

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 South Darwen & Whitehall 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
South Darwen & Whitehall in brief

The median price paid for a home in South Darwen & Whitehall was £197,500 in 2025.

South Darwen & Whitehall had 8,962 usual residents at the census.

In South Darwen & Whitehall, 83.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In South Darwen & Whitehall, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.