Local authority · E06000008

Blackburn with Darwen

In use

Blackburn with Darwen is a local authority in England, published in boundary releases since December 2011.

The May 2026 boundary, generalised to about 100 m.

Code: E06000008
Kind: Local authority
Area: 137 km²
Population: 162,540Mid-2024 estimate
In use: 2011 to now

Where it sits

RegionNorth West

Ceremonial countyLancashire

Grouping of councilsBlackburn

CountryEngland

What it contains

91 LSOAs, as of the December 2021 boundaries

Blackburn with Darwen 001A
Blackburn with Darwen 001B
Blackburn with Darwen 001C
Blackburn with Darwen 001D
Blackburn with Darwen 001E
Blackburn with Darwen 001F
Blackburn with Darwen 002A
Blackburn with Darwen 002B
Blackburn with Darwen 002C
Blackburn with Darwen 002D
Blackburn with Darwen 002E
Blackburn with Darwen 003A
Blackburn with Darwen 003B
Blackburn with Darwen 003C
Blackburn with Darwen 003D
Blackburn with Darwen 003E
Blackburn with Darwen 004A
Blackburn with Darwen 004B
Blackburn with Darwen 004C
Blackburn with Darwen 004D
Blackburn with Darwen 005A
Blackburn with Darwen 005B
Blackburn with Darwen 005C
Blackburn with Darwen 005D
Blackburn with Darwen 005E
Blackburn with Darwen 006A
Blackburn with Darwen 006B
Blackburn with Darwen 006C
Blackburn with Darwen 006D
Blackburn with Darwen 006E
Blackburn with Darwen 007A
Blackburn with Darwen 007B
Blackburn with Darwen 007C
Blackburn with Darwen 007D
Blackburn with Darwen 007E
Blackburn with Darwen 008A
Blackburn with Darwen 008B
Blackburn with Darwen 008C
Blackburn with Darwen 008D
Blackburn with Darwen 008E
Blackburn with Darwen 008F
Blackburn with Darwen 009A
Blackburn with Darwen 009B
Blackburn with Darwen 009C
Blackburn with Darwen 009D
Blackburn with Darwen 009E
Blackburn with Darwen 009F
Blackburn with Darwen 010A
Blackburn with Darwen 010B
Blackburn with Darwen 010C
Blackburn with Darwen 010D
Blackburn with Darwen 010E
Blackburn with Darwen 010F
Blackburn with Darwen 011A
Blackburn with Darwen 011B
Blackburn with Darwen 011C
Blackburn with Darwen 011D
Blackburn with Darwen 011E
Blackburn with Darwen 011F
Blackburn with Darwen 012A
Blackburn with Darwen 012B
Blackburn with Darwen 012C
Blackburn with Darwen 012D
Blackburn with Darwen 012E
Blackburn with Darwen 013A
Blackburn with Darwen 013B
Blackburn with Darwen 013C
Blackburn with Darwen 013D
Blackburn with Darwen 014A
Blackburn with Darwen 014B
Blackburn with Darwen 014C
Blackburn with Darwen 014D
Blackburn with Darwen 014E
Blackburn with Darwen 015A
Blackburn with Darwen 015B
Blackburn with Darwen 015C
Blackburn with Darwen 015D
Blackburn with Darwen 016A
Blackburn with Darwen 016B
Blackburn with Darwen 016C
Blackburn with Darwen 016D
Blackburn with Darwen 017A
Blackburn with Darwen 017B
Blackburn with Darwen 017C
Blackburn with Darwen 017D
Blackburn with Darwen 017E
Blackburn with Darwen 017F
Blackburn with Darwen 018A
Blackburn with Darwen 018D
Blackburn with Darwen 018E
Blackburn with Darwen 018F

8 parishes, as of the May 2026 boundaries

Blackburn with Darwen, unparished area
Darwen
Eccleshill
Livesey
North Turton
Pleasington
Tockholes
Yate and Pickup Bank

17 wards, as of the May 2026 boundaries

Neighbours

7 local authorities share a border with Blackburn with Darwen, longest border first.

Chorley 17.4 km
Bolton 15.4 km
Hyndburn 10.9 km
Ribble Valley 7.5 km
Rossendale 5.8 km
Bury 5.3 km
South Ribble 1.5 km

Data published for it

37 of the Atlas's datasets publish figures for Blackburn with Darwen itself.

Adult social care activity in England2025
Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, England2025
Air Quality2024
Attainment 8 Gap2025
Broadband Coverage2025
Car Availability2021
Child Poverty2022 to 2025 (4 years)
Claimant Count2026
Council Tax levels in England2026
Crime2026
Ethnicity2021
EU Referendum Results2016
Greenhouse Gas Emissions2005 to 2024 (20 years)
House price to residence-based earnings ratio2025
Housing supply: net additional dwellings2025
Income2025
Indices of Multiple Deprivation2025
Jobs2011 to 2024 (14 years)
Land Area2024
Life Expectancy2024
Life Expectancy Series2003 to 2024 (22 years)
Local authority revenue expenditure and financing2026
Mobile Coverage2025
NHS Waiting Times2026
Planning applications in England2026
Population (Local Authority)2011 to 2024 (14 years)
Public electric vehicle chargers by local authority2026
Qualifications2021
Road Collisions by Local Authority2024 and 2025
School Performance (KS4)2025
Subnational electricity consumption2015 to 2024 (10 years)
Subnational gas consumption2015 to 2024 (10 years)
Temporary Accommodation2026
Travel to Work2021
UK business: activity, size and location2025
Unemployment2021
Workplace income2025

Ask the API

Everything on this page comes from the UK Data Atlas API's geography resolver. These requests return it, for the May 2026 release.

The areaDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E06000008
Its boundaryDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E06000008/geometry?tier=medium
Its historyDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E06000008/history
What it sits withinDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E06000008/parents
What it containsDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E06000008/children
Its neighboursDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E06000008/neighbours
What you can ask about itDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E06000008?include=capabilities