Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) vs Bury (Bury)

At £228,340, Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen) undercuts Bury (bury) (£264,940) by around 14% on average house prices. The most affordable entry point in Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen) is a flat at £101,069, while in Bury (bury) it is a flat at £138,819.

Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen) has a crime rate of 84.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 9% lower than Bury (bury) at 91.7 per 1,000. The most common crime category in Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen) is violent-crime, while in Bury (bury) it is violent-crime.

Crime Rate by Category (per 1,000 residents)

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

Of the 52 schools in Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen), 97.7% are in the top two inspection bands. In Bury (bury), which has 34 schools, the figure is 84.4%.

Broadband & Connectivity

Broadband in Bury (bury) averages 448.6 Mbps – ahead of Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen)'s 398.1 Mbps. Superfast coverage (30 Mbps+) reaches 95.5% of premises in Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen) and 96.8% in Bury (bury). Gigabit availability stands at 76.3% in Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen) and 86.5% in Bury (bury).

→Bury (bury) is the faster of the two by 13% on average download speed (449 vs 398 Mbps).

Energy Efficiency & Running Costs

Energy efficiency favours Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen), scoring 71.8 on average (band C) compared to 70.8 (band C) in Bury (bury). Estimated annual energy costs average £1,178 in Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen) and £1,240 in Bury (bury). 65.9% of homes in Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen) have an EPC rating of C or above, compared to 65.7% in Bury (bury).

→Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen) has more energy-efficient housing — 65.9% reach band C or above, vs 65.7% in the other.

Demographics & Economy

Median household income is £30,947.2 in Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen) and £30,319.3 in Bury (bury). The median age is 44 in Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen) and 42 in Bury (bury). Employment rates stand at 57.9% in Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen) and 56.3% in Bury (bury). Owner-occupancy is 71% in Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen) versus 65% in Bury (bury). Blackburn (blackburn With Darwen) has a population of 124,958 and Bury (bury) has 80,851.

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