--- entity_id: city:uk:geonames:2655524 entity_type: city name: Blackburn country_code: UK country: United Kingdom slug: blackburn-eng-a8 canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/blackburn-eng-a8/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/uk/blackburn-eng-a8.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/uk/blackburn-eng-a8.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/uk/blackburn-eng-a8 snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 generated_at: 2026-09-12 last_verified: 2026-08-30 fact_count: 42 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 1 usefulness_tier: answer_linked indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/blackburn-eng-a8/ citation_title: "Blackburn (ENG-A8), United Kingdom: rent" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_version: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-12 citation_build_date: 2026-09-12 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Blackburn Population density was 4,030.2 people per km² in 2021. Gigabit broadband availability was 95%. The city had 70 schools in 2026. Owner occupation accounted for 60.6% of homes in March 2021. The employment rate was 52.1% in March 2021. In 2025, annual NO₂ was 8.6 µg/m³. The population of Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen), in the United Kingdom, was 124,955 in March 2021. The city covered 31 km² in December 2022. ## Answers Deterministic answers rendered from this page's published values. The JSON twin carries the machine-readable answer objects. ### How many people live in Blackburn? The published population was 124,955 people in March 2021. - City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below. - Value: 124,955 people · Period: March 2021 - Claims: claim-ea6164b92532 ### Is the air quality good in Blackburn? The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6 µg/m³ (2025) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. - Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ. - Value: 6 µg/m³ · Period: 2025 - Claims: claim-78898980ef8a ### What is the unemployment rate in Blackburn? The unemployment rate is 4.8 % (January 2023). - Value: 4.8 % · Period: January 2023 - Claims: claim-2dcda9a59529 ## Climate Annual PM2.5 was 6.05 µg/m³ in 2025. Annual PM10 was 10.1 µg/m³ in 2025. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 26,290 people | city | 2021-03-21 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [1] | | Population (built-up area) | `g01_population_total` | 124,955 people | per_bua | 2021-03-21 | 2026-07-06 | stale | supplemental | [1] | | Population | `population_total` | 124,955 people | city | 2021-03-21 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [1] | | NO₂ — latest reading | `air_quality_no2_current_ug_m3` | 5.08 µg/m³ | city | 2026-07-14 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [2] | | Dwellings | `g05_dwellings_total` | 45,390 count | per_bua | 2021-03-21 | 2026-07-05 | stale | supplemental | [1] | | Gigabit broadband availability | `broadband_gigabit_availability_percent` | 95.01 % | place | not stated | 2026-07-15 | unknown | supplemental | [3] | | Employment rate | `g03_employment_rate_pct` | 52.09 % | per_bua | 2021-03-21 | 2026-07-05 | stale | supplemental | [4] | | Superfast broadband availability | `g10_superfast_broadband_availability_pct` | 99.32 % | place | not stated | 2026-07-15 | unknown | supplemental | [3] | | Median gross salary (regional) | `salary_median_gross_regional_eur_month` | 3,113 EUR/month | regional_context | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [5] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 4.8 % | city | 2023-12-31 | 2026-08-26 | stale | verified | [6] | | NO₂ — annual mean | `air_quality_no2_annual_ug_m3` | 8.6 µg/m³ | city | 2025 | 2026-07-15 | aging | verified | [7] | | PM10 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm10_annual_ug_m3` | 10.14 µg/m³ | city | 2025 | 2026-07-15 | aging | verified | [8] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 6.05 µg/m³ | city | 2025 | 2026-07-15 | aging | verified | [9] | | Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 11.69 · Feb 14.68 · Mar 17.4 · Apr 20.94 · May 24.37 · Jun 25.59 · Jul 27.45 · Aug 26.7 · Sep 23.24 · Oct 21.94 · Nov 15.73 · Dec 12.56 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [10] | | Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -5.79 · Feb -6.56 · Mar -6.38 · Apr -2.96 · May -1.32 · Jun 3.13 · Jul 6.37 · Aug 5.07 · Sep 2.59 · Oct -1.43 · Nov -4.07 · Dec -7.75 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [10] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 3.35 · Feb 3.3 · Mar 4.69 · Apr 7.26 · May 10.34 · Jun 13.34 · Jul 14.93 · Aug 14.63 · Sep 12.55 · Oct 9.57 · Nov 6.25 · Dec 4.02 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [10] | | Area | `area_km2` | 31.01 km² | per_bua | 2022-12 | 2026-07-06 | stale | supplemental | [1] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 31.01 km² | city | 2022-12 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [11] | | Fitness club membership, monthly | `col_fitness_club_eur_month` | 44.79 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-31 | fresh | supplemental | [12] | | Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 25.71 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-31 | fresh | supplemental | [12] | | Private kindergarten, monthly | `col_kindergarten_private_eur_month` | 934.9 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-31 | fresh | supplemental | [12] | | Mobile plan, 10 GB | `col_mobile_plan_10gb_eur_month` | 14.9 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-31 | fresh | supplemental | [12] | | Monthly transport pass | `col_transport_monthly_pass_eur` | 64.56 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-31 | fresh | supplemental | [12] | | Basic utilities, 85 m² home | `col_utilities_basic_85m2_eur_month` | 298.3 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-31 | fresh | supplemental | [12] | | Owner-occupied homes | `g02_owner_occupied_share_pct` | 60.58 % | per_bua | 2021-03-21 | 2026-07-05 | stale | supplemental | [1] | | GP practices | `g04_gp_practice_count` | 18 count | per_bua | 2026-07-07 | 2026-07-07 | fresh | supplemental | [13] | | GP practices per 10,000 residents | `g04_gp_practices_per_10k_population` | 1.44 per 10,000 people | per_bua | 2026-07-07 | 2026-07-07 | fresh | supplemental | [13] | | Residents born abroad | `g05_foreign_born_share_pct` | 21 % | per_bua | 2021-03-21 | 2026-07-05 | stale | supplemental | [1] | | G07 Bachelors Or Higher Share Pct | `g07_bachelors_or_higher_share_pct` | 26.4 % | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [14] | | Schools | `g07_school_count` | 70 count | per_bua | 2026-07-07 | 2026-07-07 | fresh | supplemental | [15] | | Schools per 10,000 residents | `g07_schools_per_10k_population` | 5.6 per 10,000 people | per_bua | 2026-07-07 | 2026-07-07 | fresh | supplemental | [15] | | Violent crime per 100,000 residents | `g08_violent_crime_rate_per_100k` | 4,206 per 100,000 | per_bua_polygon | 2026-04 | 2026-07-07 | fresh | supplemental | [16] | | Burglary per 100,000 residents | `g09_burglary_rate_per_100k` | 265.7 per 100,000 | per_bua_polygon | 2026-04 | 2026-07-07 | fresh | supplemental | [16] | | G09 Total Workers 16plus | `g09_total_workers_16plus` | 49,565 workers | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [14] | | Median age | `median_age_years` | 35 years | per_bua | 2021-03-21 | 2026-07-05 | stale | supplemental | [1] | | Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 4,030 people/km² | per_bua | 2021-03-21 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [1] | | Primary School Count | `primary_school_count` | 54 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [17] | | School Count | `school_count` | 79 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [17] | | Universities | `universities_count` | 0 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [18] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 146 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [19] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 47 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [20] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | MAN | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [20] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Public employment service - [Jobcentre Plus](https://www.gov.uk/contact-jobcentre-plus) — Job Search, Unemployment Claim This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Blackburn when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Yes — [official source](https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [United Kingdom country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/united-kingdom/). ## International community Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions. ### Country of birth - Europe: EU countries: 5,455 (4.4%) - Non-EU countries (including British Overseas): 20,835 (16.7%) - Europe: United Kingdom: 98,660 (79.0%) - Population universe: Usual residents living in the individual ONS Built-up Area on Census Day 21 March 2021 - Period: 2021 Census - Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021/2021/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021.xlsx ## Sources 1. Exact BUA non-UK-born population derived as the sum of the published Europe: EU countries and Non-EU countries (including British Overseas) counts. — Official source — https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021/2021/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021.xlsx 2. official hourly station observations exist only where a source station has an exact target relation — Official source — https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/atom-dls/auto/2026/atom.en.xml 3. www.ofcom.org.uk — Independent source — https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-and-broadband/coverage-and-speeds/connected-nations-20252/data-downloads-2025 4. ONS Census 2021 towns and cities dataset Figure 9 individual BUA employment row for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley — Official source — https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/dvc2257a/fig9/datadownload.xlsx 5. Office for National Statistics (ONS) — Official source — https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/placeofresidencebylocalauthorityashetable8 6. www.ons.gov.uk — Official source — https://www.ons.gov.uk/explore-local-statistics/api/v1/data.csv?indicator=modelled-unemployment&geo=ltla&time=2023-01-01 7. official estimated total annual mean background concentration — Official source — https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/laqm-background-maps.php?view=data&action=data&bkgrd-region=Northern_England&bkgrd-pollutant=no2&bkgrd-year=2025&year=2021 8. official estimated total annual mean background concentration — Official source — https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/laqm-background-maps.php?view=data&action=data&bkgrd-region=Northern_England&bkgrd-pollutant=pm10&bkgrd-year=2025&year=2021 9. official estimated total annual mean background concentration — Official source — https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/laqm-background-maps.php?view=data&action=data&bkgrd-region=Northern_England&bkgrd-pollutant=pm25&bkgrd-year=2025&year=2021 10. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center — Official source — https://power.larc.nasa.gov/api/temporal/climatology/point?parameters=T2M%2CT2M_MAX%2CT2M_MIN&community=SB&longitude=-2.483330&latitude=53.750000&format=JSON 11. Exact 2022 Built Up Area polygon area for BUA22CD in EPSG:27700, converted from square metres to km2. — Official source — https://services1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/rest/services/BUA_2022_GB/FeatureServer/0/query 12. Numbeo - Cost of Living in Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) (Wayback Machine capture 20260316234539) — Independent source — https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Blackburn-United-Kingdom 13. NHS ODS GP Practices report + ONSPD Live postcode coordinates — Official source — https://digital.nhs.uk/services/organisation-data-service/data-search-and-export/csv-downloads/gp-and-gp-practice-related-data 14. Office for National Statistics — Official source — https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/articles/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareas/census2021 15. DfE Get Information About Schools all establishments extract — Official source — https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Downloads 16. data.police.uk all-crime polygon replay, filtered to Burglary — Official source — https://data.police.uk/api/crimes-street/all-crime 17. Department for Education (GIAS) — Official source — https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Downloads 18. Office for Students — Official source — https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/for-providers/registering-with-the-ofs/the-ofs-register/ 19. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 20. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Blackburn (ENG-A8), United Kingdom: rent [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/blackburn-eng-a8/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_blackburn-eng-a8-united-kingdom-rent_e843180302a6, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Blackburn (ENG-A8), United Kingdom: rent}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-12}, version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/blackburn-eng-a8/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. 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