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Roe Lee

Ward

North Blackburn with Darwen. About 10,084 people in 3.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Roe Lee, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
9,251
2,824th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.7%
3,778th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Roe Lee compares

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

Roe LeeMiddle
Population17 wards, Blackburn with Darwen · 2021
Population: every ward in Blackburn with Darwen17 areas from 7,886 to 10,905. The middle area is 9,276. Roe Lee is 9,251.
9,2518th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage17 wards, Blackburn with Darwen · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Blackburn with Darwen17 areas from 60.7% to 99.1%. The middle area is 96.3%. Roe Lee is 96.8%.
96.8%7th highest
Claimant rate17 wards, Blackburn with Darwen · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Blackburn with Darwen17 areas from 1.1% to 10.7%. The middle area is 5.8%. Roe Lee is 5.0%.
5.0%8th lowest
Aged 15 to 6417 wards, Blackburn with Darwen · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Blackburn with Darwen17 areas from 59.7% to 68.7%. The middle area is 64.2%. Roe Lee is 61.7%.
61.7%3rd lowest

Figures for the whole of Blackburn with Darwen

These figures are published for the whole of Blackburn with Darwen, not for each ward, so they describe all of Blackburn with Darwen and not Roe Lee 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
Roe Lee in brief

Roe Lee had 9,251 usual residents at the census.

In Roe Lee, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Roe Lee, 5.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

61.7% of residents in Roe Lee were aged 15 to 64 at the census.