BB1 6DW

Blackburn Central · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB1 6BE 40 m
BB1 6AR 49 m
BB1 6BH 65 m
BB1 6DN 73 m
BB1 6AY 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB1 6DW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB1
Postcode sector
BB1 6
Latitude
53.750688
Longitude
-2.482064
British National Grid easting
368,309
British National Grid northing
428,364

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
E00063735
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 006D · E01012644
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 006 · E02002620

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
82
Primary
52
Secondary
11
  1. St Michael With St John CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    231 m
  2. St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

    Voluntary aided school

    467 m
  3. Blackburn College

    Further education

    568 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,339
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,301
  • Anti social behaviour 1,061
  • Shoplifting 608
  • Public order 482
  • Criminal damage and arson 430

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BB1 6 residents
4,176

Age bands in BB1 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.5%

840 residents

Age 15 to 24
17.4%

624 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.1%

1,041 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.1%

757 residents

Age 65 and over
8.9%

318 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

19

within 5 km

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    230 m

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    437 m

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    437 m

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    479 m

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    839 m

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    1.2 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    1.3 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    1.4 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    1.4 km

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    1.4 km

  • BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE

    367 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9SR

    ODS code P81704

    1.7 km

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    1.7 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    1.7 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    2.0 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    2.3 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    2.6 km

  • BROWNHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81155

    2.7 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    2.7 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    4.9 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

  • Coach Stand

    BCT · Blackburn Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Town Hall

    BCT · Blackburn Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Blackburn Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Blackburn Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Blackburn Town Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blackburn with Darwen 006D, 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

5,097 of 33,755

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

82 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 11 secondary schools. St Michael With St John CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 231 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,339 published events cover 12 months, averaging 528.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,301 events.

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