BB1 5HF

Bastwell & Daisyfield · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Blackburn
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Constituency
Blackburn
Postcode district
BB1
Postcode sector
BB1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB1 5LJ 77 m
BB1 5LR 81 m
BB1 5HE 95 m
BB1 5EW 100 m
BB1 5LH 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB1 5HF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB1
Postcode sector
BB1 5
Latitude
53.753233
Longitude
-2.470477
British National Grid easting
369,075
British National Grid northing
428,642

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackburn with Darwen · E06000008
Parish or community
E43000279
Westminster constituency
Blackburn · E14001102
Output area
E00063398
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 003A · E01012574
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 003 · E02002617

Postcode source versions

Explore BB1

18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Ambleside Close, Blackburn, BB1 5HF 30 November 2022 £135,000
8, Ambleside Close, Blackburn, BB1 5HF 15 July 2022 £125,000
62, Ambleside Close, Blackburn, BB1 5HF 19 March 2021 £105,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
81
Primary
51
Secondary
11
  1. St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

    Voluntary aided school

    246 m
  2. Daisyfield Primary School

    Community school

    417 m
  3. Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School

    Other independent school

    507 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,324
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,982
  • Anti social behaviour 873
  • Shoplifting 479
  • Public order 429
  • Criminal damage and arson 351

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
110

62 female, 48 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
3.5
BB1 5 residents
8,722

Age bands in BB1 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.4%

2,071 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.9%

1,407 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.5%

2,431 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.3%

1,878 residents

Age 65 and over
11.9%

1,049 residents

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB1 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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
43.8%

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

19

within 5 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    341 m

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    582 m

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    643 m

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    839 m

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    910 m

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    1.1 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    1.2 km

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    1.2 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    1.3 km

  • BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE

    367 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9SR

    ODS code P81704

    1.3 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    1.7 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    1.9 km

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    2.2 km

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    2.5 km

  • BROWNHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81155

    2.5 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    2.8 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    2.8 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    3.5 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    4.1 km

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

  • Buttermere Close

    BCT · Daisyfield

    0.0 miles
  • Buttermere Close

    BCT · Daisyfield

    0.0 miles
  • Daisy Lane Baths

    BCT · Daisyfield

    0.1 miles
  • Foundry Arms

    BCT · Daisyfield

    0.1 miles
  • St Michaels Court

    BCT · Daisyfield

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blackburn with Darwen 003A, 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

2,352 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

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
13
Medium risk addresses
4
Low risk addresses
11
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

Property market

The five-year median is £130,000 from 2 recorded sales in BB1 5HF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Blackburn with Darwen is £165,882 in June 2026, up 5.8% year on year.

Schools

81 open schools are in scope, including 51 primary and 11 secondary schools. St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn is the nearest published school at 246 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,324 published events cover 12 months, averaging 443.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,982 events.

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