BB1 5RR

Little Harwood & Whitebirk · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB1 5QB 100 m
BB1 5FP 119 m
BB1 3NT 299 m
BB1 3NU 301 m
BB1 5RB 303 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB1 5RR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 August 2010
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB1
Postcode sector
BB1 5
Latitude
53.760678
Longitude
-2.453299
British National Grid easting
370,213
British National Grid northing
429,463

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
E00063560
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 003E · E01012606
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 003 · E02002617

Postcode source versions

Explore BB1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
90
Primary
61
Secondary
10
  1. St Stephen's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    791 m
  2. Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda

    Other independent school

    826 m
  3. Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School

    Other independent school

    912 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,756
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 746
  • Anti social behaviour 260
  • Other theft 128
  • Criminal damage and arson 128
  • Public order 110

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

27

within 5 km straight-line

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    947 m

  • BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE

    367 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9SR

    ODS code P81704

    1.4 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    1.5 km

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    1.5 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    1.7 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    1.8 km

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    2.2 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    2.3 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    2.3 km

  • BROWNHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81155

    2.4 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    2.6 km

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    2.6 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    2.7 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    2.9 km

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    3.5 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    3.8 km

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    3.9 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    4.2 km

  • HIGHER HEYS SURGERY

    OSWALDTWISTLE, ACCRINGTON, BB5 3BP

    ODS code P81699

    4.5 km

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

    GREAT HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, WATER STREET, GREAT HARWOOD, BLACKBURN, BB6 7QR

    ODS code P81730

    4.5 km

Showing 20 of 27 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Phoenix Business Park

    BCT · Little Harwood

    0.2 miles
  • Phoenix Business Park

    BCT · Little Harwood

    0.2 miles
  • Glenfield Ind Est

    BCT · Little Harwood

    0.3 miles
  • Glenfield Ind Est

    BCT · Little Harwood

    0.3 miles
  • Fountains Avenue

    BCT · Little Harwood

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

6,594 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

90 open schools are in scope, including 61 primary and 10 secondary schools. St Stephen's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 791 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,756 published events cover 12 months, averaging 146.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 746 events.

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