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BB1 2LE

Blackburn South & Lower Darwen · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Blackburn South & Lower Darwen
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Constituency
Rossendale and Darwen
Postcode district
BB1
Postcode sector
BB1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB3 0QZ 75 m
BB3 0QB 100 m
BB3 0QY 125 m
BB1 2LD 151 m
BB1 2LF 172 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB1 2LE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2002
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB1
Postcode sector
BB1 2
Latitude
53.722084
Longitude
-2.462642
British National Grid easting
369,569
British National Grid northing
425,173

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackburn with Darwen · E06000008
Electoral ward
Blackburn South & Lower Darwen · E05011512
Parish or community
E43000279
Westminster constituency
Rossendale and Darwen · E14001450
Output area
E00063546
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 011C · E01012602
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 011 · E02002625

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
86
Primary
54
Secondary
11

  1. St James' Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    213 m

  2. Lower Darwen Primary School

    Community school

    582 m

  3. Darwen Vale High School

    Academy sponsor led

    881 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,506
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 723
  • Anti social behaviour 213
  • Criminal damage and arson 140
  • Public order 103
  • Other theft 87

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

22

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    948 m

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    2.0 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    2.1 km

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    2.1 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    2.2 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    2.7 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    2.9 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    3.0 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

    DARWEN HEALTH CENTRE, JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81140

    3.0 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    3.0 km

  • SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK

    SPRINGFIELD SURGERY, 102 BOLTON ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1BZ

    ODS code P81633

    3.4 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    3.5 km

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    3.6 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    3.6 km

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    3.6 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    3.6 km

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    3.7 km

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    4.0 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    4.1 km

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    4.1 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Pickering Fold

    BCT · Blackamoor

    0.1 miles

  • Pickering Fold

    BCT · Blackamoor

    0.1 miles

  • Industrial Estate

    BCT · Lower Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • St James Church

    BCT · Blackamoor

    0.1 miles

  • St James Church

    BCT · Blackamoor

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blackburn with Darwen 011C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,734 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

86 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 11 secondary schools. St James' Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 213 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,506 published events cover 12 months, averaging 125.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 723 events.

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