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Blackburn

Constituency

The north of the North West. About 118,704 people in 40 square kilometres.

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Population by constituency

Census 2021, England and Wales

Under 93k114k or more

Blackburn had 112,416 usual residents at the census.

Population
112,416
108th highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 15 to 64
64.0%
246th highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
13.2%
87th lowest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged under 15
22.8%
11th highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Blackburn compares

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

BlackburnMiddle
Population650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Blackburn is 112,416.
112,416108th highest
Aged 15 to 64650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every constituency in UK650 areas from 52.3% to 82.1%. The middle area is 63.1%. Blackburn is 64.0%.
64.0%joint 246th highest
Aged 65 and over650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged 65 and over: every constituency in UK650 areas from 5.0% to 34.6%. The middle area is 19.3%. Blackburn is 13.2%.
13.2%joint 87th lowest
Aged under 15650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged under 15: every constituency in UK650 areas from 9.7% to 24.9%. The middle area is 17.0%. Blackburn is 22.8%.
22.8%11th highest

Every constituency ranked: population, aged 15 to 64, aged 65 and over and aged under 15.

Figures for the whole of Blackburn with Darwen

Most of Blackburn lies in Blackburn with Darwen. These figures are published for the whole of Blackburn with Darwen, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Blackburn itself. 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
Blackburn in brief

Blackburn had 112,416 usual residents at the census.

64.0% of residents in Blackburn were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

13.2% of residents in Blackburn were aged 65 or over at the census.

22.8% of residents in Blackburn were aged under 15 at the census.