Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Blackburn with Darwen (July 2026)
The average private rent in Blackburn with Darwen is £713 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £165,882 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 5.2%, ranked 62 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Blackburn with Darwen
The average private rent across all property types is £713 a month (+4.9% on a year earlier). The regional median in the North West is £816.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £534 | £6,408 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £661 | £7,932 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £781 | £9,372 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,112 | £13,344 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Blackburn with Darwen: one to two bedrooms adds 23.8% to the rent, two to three adds 18.2% and three to four-plus adds 42.4% (England-and-Wales medians 27.3%, 20.9% and 40.9%). The biggest step here is three to four or more bedrooms — the size where an extra room earns most, and the first place to look when comparing a conversion against its cost.
House prices in Blackburn with Darwen
The average price paid is £165,882 (+5.8% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £298,455 |
| Semi-detached | £183,287 |
| Terraced | £137,837 |
| Flat | £90,234 |
Rents and prices moved together in Blackburn with Darwen — +4.9% and +5.8% over the year — so the gross yield on offer is roughly where it was twelve months ago. Blackburn with Darwen ranks 113th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 58th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Blackburn with Darwen
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £661 | £90,234 | 8.8% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £781 | £137,837 | 6.8% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £781 | £183,287 | 5.1% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,112 | £298,455 | 4.5% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Blackburn with Darwen is on flats at 8.8%, against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type; the weakest is detached. Gross figures ignore service charges, which usually make flats the thinnest net yield of the four.
What that means for a landlord
- Gross yield 5.2% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 62 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 4.9%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £21,390 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 39% of EPCs lodged in Blackburn with Darwen over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 34% at D (EPC ratings in Blackburn with Darwen).
- Council tax: Band D in Blackburn with Darwen is £2,455 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Blackburn with Darwen).
Lender maths on the averages. At a 5.5% stress rate and 145% rent cover — the common buy-to-let convention — the average rent of £713 supports a loan of about £107,285, which is 64.7% of the average price. That falls short of 75% loan-to-value, so a buyer of an average home here needs a larger deposit or a stronger rent to pass the stress test. Both numbers are conventions rather than rules — change them in the stress test.
Run the numbers for Blackburn with Darwen
- Yield calculator with £165,882 and £713 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £713 a month
- Rental income tax on £8,556 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the North West
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton | £884 | £202,770 | 5.2% | +9.9% |
| Oldham | £931 | £214,850 | 5.2% | +11% |
| St Helens | £802 | £186,435 | 5.2% | +6.1% |
| Preston | £788 | £187,709 | 5% | +6.2% |
| Rossendale | £808 | £193,320 | 5% | +4.9% |
| Sefton | £935 | £225,433 | 5% | +5.5% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Blackburn with Darwen · EPC ratings in Blackburn with Darwen.
Rents: ONS, Price Index of Private Rents (average monthly private rent by local authority, July 2026). Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index (average price, June 2026). Gross yield = rent × 12 ÷ price, our calculation. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Rankings and medians are ours, across 316 local authorities.
Asked about this area
£713 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 4.9% on a year earlier.
£165,882 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 5.2% gross on the averages — £713 rent against a £165,882 price — ranking 62 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 8.8% gross (£661 rent on a £90,234 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +4.9% against prices +5.8% over the year — moving together, so yield is broadly stable.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £21,390 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.
Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen
Council tax bands, sold prices and build periods for each district — all BB postcodes · all BL postcodes.