BB2, Darwen house prices & rental yield

Postcode district in Darwen, part of the BB postcode area

General / family area · 13.8km from The University of Central Lancashire

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Average asking price
£250k
UK avg £340k
Average rent (pcm)
£975
UK avg £1,275
Gross rental yield
4.7%
4% above UK avg
Net yield (estimated)
3.5%
assumes ~25% costs, excl. mortgage
Crimes reported (2026-08)
559
443% above UK avg
Short-term let activity (Blackburn with Darwen)
#315 of 318

Summary

BB2 has a gross rental yield of 4.7%, 4% above the UK average, ranking #6 of 13 BB postcode districts by yield.

Gross yield trend

-0.4pp since Jul
Jul: 5.8% 5.8% Jul Aug: 6.1% 6.1% Aug Sep: 6.1% 6.1% Sep Oct: 5.4% 5.4% Oct

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BB2 by bedroom count

BedroomsAvg buyAvg rentYieldSampled
Studio £350k — — 2 / 0
1 £75k £650 — 2 / 3
2 £130k £872 8.1% 52 / 22
3 £230k £1,130 5.9% 65 / 21
4 £330k £1,650 6.0% 53 / 5
5+ £442k — — 26 / 0

Nearby BB postcode districts, by yield

DistrictAvg buyAvg rentYield
BB7 £250k £1,400 6.7% Compare
BB5 £150k £750 6.0% Compare
BB9 £180k £850 5.7% Compare
BB11 £141k £590 5.0% Compare
BB18 £210k £875 5.0% Compare
BB1 £200k £775 4.7% Compare
BB8 £180k £695 4.6% Compare
BB6 £220k £775 4.2% Compare
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