marketcodeAsking rent
£806 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
237 lets
Postcode district
BB3 rental market
Asking rent £806 a month · Gross yield 5.3% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is BB3?
- Buildings
- 15,149
- Mixed-use buildings
- 85%
- HMO-shaped units
- 29%
What does BB3 earn?
BB3: asking rent £806 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 237 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
5.3% 12 months to Aug 2026
648 lets
+16.7% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
99 on 20 Sep 2026
How does BB3 vary by home size?
Asking rent in BB3 runs from £574 a month for 1 bedroom to £1,292 a month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £574 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 46 |
| 2 bedrooms | £738 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +3.6% on the previous 12 months | 225 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,114 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +35.5% on the previous 12 months | 296 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,292 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 68 |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, over the last 12 observed months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns BB3?
Corporate landlords hold 89% of the 1,598 units in BB3 whose freeholder is classified; 92% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords89% of classified · 1,430 units
- Housing associations7.7% of classified · 123 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)2.4% of classified · 39 units
- RMC0.4% of classified · 6 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does BB3 rank?
BB3 ranks 3rd of 3 postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen for asking rent, at £806 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen
BB3 ranks 3rd of 3 postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen for asking rent, at £806 a month.
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen
BB3 ranks 1st of 3 postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.3%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BB3 | 5.3% | 648 | measured |
| 2 | BB1 | 4.7% | 274 | measured |
Where next from BB3?
- Blackburn with DarwenThe wider market this area sits in.
- BB1Neighbouring postcode district · £2,363/m²
- BL7Neighbouring postcode district · £3,394/m²
- BB2Next door, in another authority · £2,127/m²
- BB4Next door, in another authority · £3,012/m²
- PR6Next door, in another authority · £2,883/m²
- BB5Next door, in another authority · £1,824/m²
- PR5Next door, in another authority · £2,574/m²
- Homes for sale in BB3Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in BB3Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in BB3Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in BB3Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in BB3Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
- Land in BB3Parcels, titles and adjacent ownership.
- Properties in BB3Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last sale.
- Estate agents in BB3Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Questions about BB3
- What is the average rent in BB3?
- Homes to let in BB3 asked a median £806 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 237 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in BB3?
- 5.3% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Aug 2026, 648 lets. +16.7% on the previous 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Last month | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 237 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 648 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |