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BB1 2QG

Blackburn South East · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Blackburn
Ward
Blackburn South East
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Constituency
Blackburn
Postcode district
BB1
Postcode sector
BB1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB1 2QQ 144 m
BB1 2EJ 150 m
BB1 2ET 188 m
BB1 2JB 212 m
BB1 2RH 245 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB1 2QG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB1
Postcode sector
BB1 2
Latitude
53.736580
Longitude
-2.444155
British National Grid easting
370,799
British National Grid northing
426,778

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackburn with Darwen · E06000008
Electoral ward
Blackburn South East · E05011513
Parish or community
E43000279
Westminster constituency
Blackburn · E14001102
Output area
E00063715
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 008B · E01012637
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 008 · E02002622

Postcode source versions

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Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Longworth House, Sett End Road North, Shadsworth Business Park, Blackburn, BB1 2QG 30 June 2016 £925,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
100
Primary
63
Secondary
15

  1. Shadsworth Junior School

    Community school

    318 m

  2. Newfield School

    Community special school

    755 m

  3. St Antony's RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    764 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,095
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,044
  • Anti social behaviour 310
  • Criminal damage and arson 164
  • Public order 153
  • Other theft 124

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

29

within 5 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    679 m

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    1.5 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    1.7 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    1.8 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    2.1 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    2.1 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    2.7 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    2.9 km

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    3.1 km

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    3.2 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    3.3 km

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    3.3 km

  • HIGHER HEYS SURGERY

    OSWALDTWISTLE, ACCRINGTON, BB5 3BP

    ODS code P81699

    3.3 km

  • BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE

    367 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9SR

    ODS code P81704

    3.7 km

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    4.0 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    4.1 km

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    4.1 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    4.2 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    4.2 km

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 29 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Thwaites close

    BCT · Guide

    0.0 miles

  • Thwaites close

    BCT · Guide

    0.0 miles

  • Partnership Way

    BCT · Guide

    0.1 miles

  • Partnership Way

    BCT · Guide

    0.1 miles

  • Shops

    BCT · Shadsworth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blackburn with Darwen 008B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,059 of 33,755

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

Schools

100 open schools are in scope, including 63 primary and 15 secondary schools. Shadsworth Junior School is the nearest published school at 318 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,095 published events cover 12 months, averaging 174.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,044 events.

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