House prices in BB3 2 (Darwen)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'BB3 2' (Darwen) - statistics were last calculated on 30 June 2024.

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Defining 'BB3 2'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "BB3 2", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Darwen.

You can click on the map labels to change to a neighbouring sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.

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FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Darwen is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area

E.g. 6, Tunnel Street, Darwen, sold for £75,000 on May-2024. Given the internal area of 64 square metres, the price per sqm is £1,171.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £1,900-£2,000, £2,000-£2,100, £2,100-£2,200 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 277 sales in Darwen (BB3 2) that took place in the last two years.

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Darwen (BB3 2). Of the 277 transactions, half were sold for between £1,100 and £2,000 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'BB3 2' is £1,510. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £2,000 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Darwen

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Darwen. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

House price heatmap for Darwen

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'BB3 2' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
BB3 0 Lower Darwen	£1,230 sqm	£1,580 sqm	£2,350 sqm
BB3 2 Darwen	£1,100 sqm	£1,510 sqm	£2,000 sqm
BB3 3 Darwen	£1,040 sqm	£1,590 sqm	£2,260 sqm
BB3 1 Darwen	£970 sqm	£1,300 sqm	£1,800 sqm

Will Darwen house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for BB3 2 (Darwen) compared with both the wider area BB3 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Download time series data as CSV (paying users only).

For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Darwen to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Darwen and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqm	Recent sales
Spring Vale Garden Village, Darwen, BB3 2H	84 sqm	£1,815	21
Cemetery Road, Darwen, BB3 2L	92 sqm	£1,320	20
Park Road, Darwen, BB3 2L	101 sqm	£1,702	17
Redearth Road, Darwen, BB3 2A	104 sqm	£817	14
Bolton Road, Darwen, BB3 2J	106 sqm	£1,103	14
Jacks Key Drive, Darwen, BB3 2L	129 sqm	£2,497	13
Limes Avenue, Darwen, BB3 2S	97 sqm	£1,981	13
Cranberry Lane, Darwen, BB3 2H	87 sqm	£1,999	12

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New build activity

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqm	New build sales
Skylark Way, Darwen, BB3 2F	103 sqm	£2,218	9

Skylark Way, Darwen, BB3 2F has seen 9 new build sales in the last 4 years (average price £219,841). These new build homes typically have an internal area of 103 sqm, with an average price of £2,218 sqm. This £sqm average is £708 above the average for BB3 2. New builds typically command a £ per sqm premium so this is normal.

Raw data

Our analysis of Darwen is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address	Paid	sqm	£/sqm
6, Tunnel St, Darwen	£75,000 May-2024	64	1,171
3, Highfield Mews, Darwen	£45,000 May-2024	70	642
3, Northumberland Close, Darwen	£215,000 May-2024	91	2,362

See the entire list of all sales in Darwen (BB3 2) here.