Bamber Bridge vs Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen)

At £228,340, Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen) undercuts Bamber Bridge (£240,197) by around 5% on average house prices. The most affordable entry point in Bamber Bridge is a flat at £109,264, while in Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen) it is a flat at £101,069.

Bamber Bridge has a crime rate of 55.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 51% lower than Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen) at 84.2 per 1,000. The most common crime category in Bamber Bridge is violent-crime, while in Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen) it is violent-crime.

Crime Rate by Category (per 1,000 residents)

→Both towns share the same top crime category: violent crime.

Of the 16 schools in Bamber Bridge, 90% are in the top two inspection bands. In Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen), which has 52 schools, the figure is 97.7%.

Broadband & Connectivity

Broadband in Bamber Bridge averages 412.3 Mbps – ahead of Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen)'s 398.1 Mbps. Superfast coverage (30 Mbps+) reaches 96.5% of premises in Bamber Bridge and 95.5% in Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen). Gigabit availability stands at 79.4% in Bamber Bridge and 76.3% in Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen).

→Bamber Bridge is the faster of the two by 4% on average download speed (412 vs 398 Mbps).

Energy Efficiency & Running Costs

Energy efficiency favours Bamber Bridge, scoring 72.5 on average (band C) compared to 71.8 (band C) in Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen). Estimated annual energy costs average £1,089 in Bamber Bridge and £1,178 in Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen). 69.5% of homes in Bamber Bridge have an EPC rating of C or above, compared to 65.9% in Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen).

→Bamber Bridge has more energy-efficient housing — 69.5% reach band C or above, vs 65.9% in the other.

Demographics & Economy

Median household income is £31,149 in Bamber Bridge and £30,947.2 in Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen). The median age is 43 in Bamber Bridge and 44 in Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen). Employment rates stand at 58.5% in Bamber Bridge and 57.9% in Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen). Owner-occupancy is 68.8% in Bamber Bridge versus 71% in Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen). Bamber Bridge has a population of 40,045 and Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen) has 124,958.

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