Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

What broadband can you get in Blackburn with Darwen?

Across Blackburn with Darwen, 92% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 89% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Blackburn with Darwen?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,455 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Blackburn with Darwen are at risk of flooding?

Across Blackburn with Darwen, the Environment Agency puts 1,428 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 306 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Blackburn with Darwen the Environment Agency counts 3,475 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (4.5% of all its properties), 1,832 at medium risk (2.4%) and 4,058 at low risk (5.2%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Postcode districts with postcodes in Blackburn with Darwen

• BB1 postcode district996 of its 1,310 postcodes in use are in Blackburn with Darwen.
• BB2 postcode district1,316 of its 1,414 postcodes in use are in Blackburn with Darwen.
• BB3 postcode districtAll 931 of its postcodes in use are in Blackburn with Darwen.
• BL7 postcode district213 of its 508 postcodes in use are in Blackburn with Darwen.
• BL8 postcode district3 of its 1,009 postcodes in use are in Blackburn with Darwen.
• PR6 postcode district2 of its 1,059 postcodes in use are in Blackburn with Darwen.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Blackburn with Darwen.