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BB1 6HQ

Blackburn Central · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Blackburn Central
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Constituency
Blackburn
Postcode district
BB1
Postcode sector
BB1 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB1 6HA 45 m
BB1 6AF 124 m
BB1 6HL 147 m
BB1 6LF 160 m
BB1 5BT 163 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB1 6HQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2025
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB1
Postcode sector
BB1 6
Latitude
53.750435
Longitude
-2.478073
British National Grid easting
368,572
British National Grid northing
428,334

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackburn with Darwen · E06000008
Electoral ward
Blackburn Central · E05011511
Parish or community
E43000279
Westminster constituency
Blackburn · E14001102
Output area
E00063733
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 006C · E01012643
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

    265 m

  2. St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

    Voluntary aided school

    346 m

  3. St Matthew's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    614 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,107
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,215
  • Anti social behaviour 1,025
  • Shoplifting 606
  • Public order 475
  • Criminal damage and arson 398

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
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 straight-line

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    290 m

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    455 m

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    699 m

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    699 m

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    777 m

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    979 m

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    1.2 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    1.2 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    1.3 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    1.4 km

  • BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE

    367 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9SR

    ODS code P81704

    1.6 km

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    1.7 km

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    1.9 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    2.0 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    2.3 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    2.5 km

  • BROWNHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81155

    2.8 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    2.9 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • School Stand

    BCT · Blackburn Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Night Stand

    BCT · Blackburn Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Coach Stand

    BCT · Blackburn Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Eanam Old Road

    BCT · Blackburn

    0.1 miles

  • Night Stand

    BCT · Blackburn Town Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

1,836 of 33,755

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

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 265 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,107 published events cover 12 months, averaging 508.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,215 events.

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