Blackburn-Burnley

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#843

Global Rank

2.3

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.5%


Share

United Kingdom • England • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/London UTC+0 (GMT) (observes summer time)

Population
457K
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
953 km² (368 mi²)
Density
479/km² (1,241/mi²)

Primary city Blackburn

State / province Lancashire

Language English

Blackburn-Burnley metro area

53.75, -2.48
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

5 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

Notable Venues1 venue

Football/Soccer

Turf Moor

Burnley

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams4 teams

Football/Soccer • England

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn • Level: 2

3 titles7 cupsDomestic leagues →

Football/Soccer • England

Burnley

Burnley • Level: 2

Football/Soccer • England

Accrington Stanley FC

Accrington • Level: 4

W Football/Soccer • Women's Super League 2

Burnley Women

Burnley

Against expectation how Blackburn-Burnley’s teams have done against the odds they went in with.
  • English top-flight clubs based here have fallen short of their pre-match odds by 26.6 match points across 5,260 club-matches since 1888.

How this is measured →

Championship History

13 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Blackburn-Burnley, across all sports, newest first. 13 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Blackburn Rovers
1995· 1995-05-14
Burnley
1960· 1960-05-02
Blackburn Rovers
1928· 1928-04-21
Burnley
1921· 1921-05-07
Blackburn Rovers
1914· 1914-04-25
Burnley
1914· 1914-04-24
Blackburn Rovers
1912· 1912-04-29
Blackburn Rovers
1891· 1891-03-21
Blackburn Rovers
1890· 1890-03-29
Blackburn Rovers
1886· 1886-04-10
Blackburn Rovers
1885· 1885-04-04
Blackburn Rovers
1884· 1884-03-29

Top Companies

1 companies
1EG Group
$85B
Private

Total Market Cap: $85B across 1 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Languages of Blackburn-Burnley

English first in Lancashire; 1 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoEnglish
AdministrativeEnglish
NationalEnglish
English reach, Lancashire
98%
Tier 3 country

Lancashire on the languages board · Language power

Screen of Blackburn-Burnley

#439 by film pedigree · score 5.1 · 1 person in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Ian McShane