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Water’s Edge
From£68,750 for a 25% share
- 3-4 beds
Development in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen BB2 3FF
Plumlife HomesLiving in Blackburn with Darwen
Living in Blackburn with Darwen, a local authority area in North West: its new homes, prices and builders, the neighbourhoods, schools and people, and what buying here costs, from today's listings and the official records.
- New homes for sale
- 131
- Developments
- 17
- Middle price
- £340,995
- Builders
- 10
Listings updated 12 Nov 2026
Spinners BrookKingswood Homes
Willow GrovePersimmon Homes
Bernets NookBarratt HomesAbout Blackburn with Darwen
Blackburn with Darwen is a unitary authority area in Lancashire. It takes in the towns of Blackburn and Darwen and a wider rural area with villages such as Hoddlesden, Belmont, Chapeltown and Edgworth. Blackburn lies north of the West Pennine Moors and east of Preston, and Darwen sits in a valley among the moors to its south.
Both towns grew on textiles. Textile manufacture had become Blackburn's main industry by the first half of the 18th century, and in Darwen the India Mill and its chimney still stand. Blackburn Cathedral is one of England's newer cathedrals, on a site where Christians have worshipped for more than 1,500 years, and King George's Hall is the town's arts and entertainment venue. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal runs through Blackburn, skirting the town centre.
Witton Country Park covers 480 acres on the west side of Blackburn and includes the wooded Billinge Hill. On Darwen Hill, the octagonal Jubilee Tower, officially Darwen Tower, was completed in 1898. Visitors can climb it for views across the moors and over the town below. Sizeable parts of the borough are green belt.
From Blackburn station the Ribble Valley Line runs south through Darwen and Bolton to Manchester Victoria and north to Clitheroe. Other trains run west to Preston and Blackpool and east to Burnley, Colne, Leeds and York. The M65 passes south of Blackburn and connects with the M6 and the M61.
Written by NewHomeSearch and checked on 11 Nov 2026 against: Wikipedia: Blackburn with Darwen; Wikipedia: Blackburn; Wikipedia: Darwen; Wikipedia: Jubilee Tower; Wikipedia: Blackburn railway station; Blackburn Cathedral
Blackburn with Darwen in brief
Blackburn with Darwen has 131 new homes for sale today across 17 developments from 10 builders, priced from £159,995 to £579,995. The middle asking price is £340,995.
That middle price is 13% below the North West middle of £389,995 and 15% below England's £399,995, across the new homes for sale in each.
Of the towns in Blackburn with Darwen, Blackburn has the most new homes for sale (94), then Darwen (22) and Hoddlesden (14).
2 more developments are coming soon: announced by their builders but not yet released for sale.
Where the new homes are
Every development with homes for sale in Blackburn with Darwen, at its lowest price, inside its boundary.
Boundaries from the ONS; map data from Ordnance Survey OS Open Zoomstack.
New homes in Blackburn with Darwen
4-bedroom homes are the most common, 48% of those for sale and 93% are houses. 17 homes came on the market in the last 30 days. Where the floor area is stated, the middle price is £266 a square foot.
Plumlife Homes
Spinners Brook
From£159,995
- 1-5 beds
- 1-4 baths
- 1,044-1,970 sq ft
Development in Hoddlesden, Blackburn with Darwen BB3 3QE
Mortgage contribution, on 3 of 22 homes
Kingswood Homes
Willow Grove
From£235,000
- 2-5 beds
- 1-4 baths
Development in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen BB2 4JJ
Deposit contribution, 5% stated on the listing, on 1 of 25 homes · 3 more
Persimmon Homes
Bernets Nook
From£244,000
- 3-5 beds
- 2 baths
Development in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen BB3 0LL
Deposit contribution, £17,850 builder-stated, on 0 of 29 homes · 5 more
Barratt Homes
Cooper Fields
From£203,000
- 2-4 beds
- 2 baths
- 763-1,525 sq ft
Development in Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen BB3 3BL
Deposit contribution, 5% stated on the listing, on 7 of 14 homes · 3 more
Linden Homes
Collingwood Park
From£300,000
- 3-4 beds
- 1,141-1,474 sq ft
Development in Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen BB3 3BL
Deposit contribution, 5% stated on the listing, on 5 of 13 homes · 3 more
Bovis HomesNew build prices in Blackburn with Darwen
The middle asking price of the homes for sale, by bedrooms and by kind of home.
New homes listed with HomePortfolio and on the builders’ own sites, today.
How Blackburn with Darwen compares
Sold prices, people, schools and costs, ranked among the council areas of England and Wales.
Where Blackburn with Darwen stands out
Each figure is placed among up to 318 council areas, from the lowest on the left to the highest on the right.
- Residents under fifteen21%5th highest of 318
- Share of sales that were new homes5%11th highest of 318
- Price change in a year-5.7%11th lowest of 317
- Middle household income£27,50211th lowest of 316
- Middle sold price£165,00019th lowest of 317
- Sold price per square foot£18519th lowest of 317
Market trends against North West
How Blackburn with Darwen fares among the council areas of North West on homes sold in the last twelve months.
- Middle sold price£165,0005th lowest of 35 in the region
- Price change in a year-5.7%lowest of 35 in the region
- Homes sold per thousand households2412th lowest of 35 in the region
Sold prices from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, people from the ONS Census, schools from Ofsted and the Department for Education, crime from data.police.uk, all via HomePortfolio, measured 10 Nov 2026.
Builders in Blackburn with Darwen
Kingswood Homes has the most new homes for sale in Blackburn with Darwen: 40 homes across 6 developments, from £159,995. Plumlife Homes, Persimmon Homes and Barratt Homes have the next most, of 10 builders in all.
- Kingswood Homes6 developments40 homesFrom £159,995
- Plumlife Homes1 development17 homes
- Persimmon Homes2 developments15 homesFrom £235,000
- Barratt Homes1 development11 homesFrom £244,000
- Bovis Homes2 developments11 homesFrom £300,000
- Linden Homes1 development11 homesFrom £203,000
- Taylor Wimpey1 development10 homesFrom £268,995
- Keepmoat1 development9 homesFrom £260,000
- Elan Homes1 development6 homesFrom £199,995
- Tilia Homes1 development1 homeFrom £350,000
New homes listed with HomePortfolio and on the builders’ own sites, today.
What buying in Blackburn with Darwen costs
At the middle asking price of £340,995, a home mover would pay £7,049 in stamp duty and a first-time buyer £2,049, on the rates in force today. A 5% deposit on that price is £17,050 and a 10% deposit £34,100. 81% of the homes for sale are priced at or under £500,000, the limit for first-time buyer relief. The Your First Home price cap in Blackburn with Darwen is £275,000: 30 homes for sale here are under it. 51 homes have a builder-stated incentive, most often deposit contribution, mortgage contribution and part exchange.
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Everyday life near the new homes
What is within 1 mile of the 6 developments with the most homes.
Where to live in Blackburn with Darwen
The best place depends on what you need, so this compares rather than ranks: each neighbourhood and town with its new homes for sale today and their middle price.
Towns in Blackburn with Darwen
Best places to live in Blackburn with Darwen? The neighbourhoods compared
Living in Blackburn with Darwen: your questions
Answered from today's listings and the official rules.
How many new homes are for sale in Blackburn with Darwen?
131 new homes are for sale in Blackburn with Darwen today, across 17 developments from 10 builders. 2 more developments are coming soon.
Is Blackburn with Darwen a good place to live?
That depends on what you need from a place, so this guide sets out the figures rather than a verdict. For a new home, Blackburn with Darwen has 131 new homes for sale across 17 developments, the middle asking price £340,995 (13% below the North West middle). The guide also shows the schools near the new homes and their Ofsted outcomes, the people from the census, recorded crime, the everyday places within reach and what buying costs here.
What is the average price of a new build home in Blackburn with Darwen?
The middle asking price of the new homes for sale in Blackburn with Darwen is £340,995, and the lowest is £159,995. By bedrooms: 1 bedroom £162,995, 2 bedrooms £224,995, 3 bedrooms £271,995, 4 bedrooms £361,995, 5+ bedrooms £464,995.
Which builders are building new homes in Blackburn with Darwen?
Kingswood Homes, Plumlife Homes, Persimmon Homes, Barratt Homes, Bovis Homes and Linden Homes, and 4 other builders have new homes for sale in Blackburn with Darwen today.
Which development in Blackburn with Darwen has the most homes for sale?
Water’s Edge by Plumlife Homes, with 17 homes for sale. Then Spinners Brook by Kingswood Homes and Willow Grove by Persimmon Homes.
How much is stamp duty on a new build in Blackburn with Darwen?
On the middle asking price of £340,995, a home mover pays £7,049 and a first-time buyer £2,049, on the rates in force today. First-time buyer relief applies to homes priced at or under £500,000.
Are there new build incentives in Blackburn with Darwen?
Yes: 51 homes for sale in Blackburn with Darwen have a builder-stated incentive, most often deposit contribution (35), mortgage contribution (7) and part exchange (7).
What are the best places to live in Blackburn with Darwen for new homes?
That depends on what you need from a place, so the guide compares its neighbourhoods rather than ranking them. By new homes for sale, the most are in Livesey with Pleasington (47 homes, middle £369,995), Blackburn South East (26 homes, middle £285,000), Darwen East (21 homes, middle £335,000). The lowest middle price is in West Pennine, at £229,995.
Which neighbourhoods in Blackburn with Darwen have new homes?
Livesey with Pleasington (47), Blackburn South East (26), Darwen East (21) and Ewood (14) have the most new homes for sale, of 8 neighbourhoods with homes.
What is the Your First Home price cap in Blackburn with Darwen?
£275,000. 30 new homes for sale in Blackburn with Darwen are under it today. The scheme is not open yet: its rules are on the scheme's page.