BB1 5LS

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 5LL 68 m
BB1 5LT 83 m
BB1 5LR 103 m
BB1 5DU 108 m
BB1 5LU 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB1 5LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB1
Postcode sector
BB1 5
Latitude
53.752667
Longitude
-2.472654
British National Grid easting
368,931
British National Grid northing
428,580

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

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Thirlmere Close, Blackburn, BB1 5LS 24 October 2023 £110,000
4, Thirlmere Close, Blackburn, BB1 5LS 22 March 2021 £95,000
5, Thirlmere Close, Blackburn, BB1 5LS 16 December 2016 £85,000

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

    90 m
  2. St Michael With St John CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    500 m
  3. Daisyfield Primary School

    Community school

    567 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,475
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,998
  • Anti social behaviour 904
  • Shoplifting 539
  • Public order 444
  • Criminal damage and arson 355

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
36

16 female, 20 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
3.6
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 0.4% 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
0%

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

    189 m

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    562 m

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    758 m

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    762 m

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    861 m

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    1.1 km

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    1.1 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    1.2 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    1.2 km

  • BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE

    367 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9SR

    ODS code P81704

    1.4 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    1.6 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

    2.1 km

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    2.3 km

  • BROWNHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81155

    2.6 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    2.7 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    2.7 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    3.3 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    4.2 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Foundry Arms

    BCT · Daisyfield

    0.0 miles
  • Foundry Arms

    BCT · Daisyfield

    0.0 miles
  • Trinity Street

    BCT · Daisyfield

    0.1 miles
  • Trinity Street

    BCT · Daisyfield

    0.1 miles
  • Buttermere Close

    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
0
Medium risk addresses
10
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

Property market

The five-year median is £110,000 from 1 recorded sale in BB1 5LS. 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 90 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,475 published events cover 12 months, averaging 456.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,998 events.

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