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BB1 2EF

Little Harwood & Whitebirk · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Little Harwood & Whitebirk
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Constituency
Blackburn
Postcode district
BB1
Postcode sector
BB1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB1 2AZ 55 m
BB1 2FG 58 m
BB1 2AY 91 m
BB1 2AX 106 m
BB1 2AH 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB1 2EF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB1
Postcode sector
BB1 2
Latitude
53.746894
Longitude
-2.447722
British National Grid easting
370,571
British National Grid northing
427,927

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackburn with Darwen · E06000008
Electoral ward
Little Harwood & Whitebirk · E05011518
Parish or community
E43000279
Westminster constituency
Blackburn · E14001102
Output area
E00063723
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 008E · E01012640
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 008 · E02002622

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
94
Primary
61
Secondary
13

  1. Shadsworth Infant School

    Community school

    405 m

  2. Intack Primary School

    Community school

    570 m

  3. St Antony's RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    581 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,477
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,090
  • Anti social behaviour 413
  • Criminal damage and arson 187
  • Public order 175
  • Other theft 170

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

2 female, 6 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.7
BB1 2 residents
8,568

Age bands in BB1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.9%

2,217 residents

Age 15 to 24
13%

1,258 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.4%

2,554 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.5%

2,375 residents

Age 65 and over
13.3%

1,288 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

26

within 5 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    597 m

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    856 m

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    1.1 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    1.4 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    1.8 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    1.9 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

    ST GEORGE'S SURGERY, 62 HASLINGDEN ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 3HS

    ODS code P81058

    2.1 km

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    2.2 km

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    2.5 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    2.6 km

  • BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE

    367 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9SR

    ODS code P81704

    2.7 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

    BARBARA CASTLE WAY HC, SIMMONS STREET, BLACKBURN, BB2 1AX

    ODS code P81694

    2.7 km

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BARBARA CASTLE WAY HC, SIMMONS STREET, BLACKBURN, BB2 1AX

    ODS code P81125

    2.7 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    3.3 km

  • HIGHER HEYS SURGERY

    OSWALDTWISTLE, ACCRINGTON, BB5 3BP

    ODS code P81699

    3.6 km

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

    293-295 PRESTON NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 6PL

    ODS code P81214

    3.7 km

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    3.7 km

  • BROWNHILL SURGERY

    788-790 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9BA

    ODS code P81155

    3.8 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    4.0 km

  • ACCRINGTON VICTORIA GP PRACTICE

    ACORN PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 421 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RT

    ODS code Y02605

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 26 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bank Lane

    BCT · Intack

    0.0 miles

  • Bank Lane

    BCT · Intack

    0.1 miles

  • Ronald Street

    BCT · Intack

    0.1 miles

  • Fecitt Brow

    BCT · Shadsworth

    0.1 miles

  • Fecitt Brow

    BCT · Shadsworth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blackburn with Darwen 008E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,941 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

94 open schools are in scope, including 61 primary and 13 secondary schools. Shadsworth Infant School is the nearest published school at 405 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,477 published events cover 12 months, averaging 206.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,090 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.