BB1 7AE

Blackburn Central · 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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB1 7AT 27 m
BB2 1AN 42 m
BB2 1AW 45 m
BB1 7AR 52 m
BB1 7EB 54 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB1 7AE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 2016
Terminated
1 February 2025
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB1
Postcode sector
BB1 7
Latitude
53.751050
Longitude
-2.485920
British National Grid easting
368,055
British National Grid northing
428,406

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

Explore BB1

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Sir Charles Napier Hotel, Limbrick, Blackburn, BB1 7AE 25 July 2023 £320,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
79
Primary
51
Secondary
11
  1. St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

    Voluntary aided school

    389 m
  2. Blackburn College

    Further education

    404 m
  3. St Michael With St John CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    407 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,131
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,238
  • Anti social behaviour 1,034
  • Shoplifting 581
  • Public order 454
  • Criminal damage and arson 415

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BB1 7 residents
3,790

Age bands in BB1 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.1%

915 residents

Age 15 to 24
16%

633 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.3%

1,118 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.6%

815 residents

Age 65 and over
12%

474 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

18

within 5 km straight-line

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    182 m

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    196 m

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    196 m

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    706 m

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    956 m

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    1.2 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    1.5 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    1.5 km

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    1.5 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    1.5 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    1.6 km

  • BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE

    367 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9SR

    ODS code P81704

    1.7 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    1.9 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    2.0 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    2.5 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    2.6 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    2.7 km

  • BROWNHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81155

    2.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Suddell Cross

    BCT · Blackburn

    0.0 miles
  • Limbrick

    BCT · Blackburn

    0.1 miles
  • Alma Street

    BCT · Blackburn Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • St Andrews Street

    BCT · Royshaw Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Town Hall

    BCT · 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £320,000 from 1 recorded sale in BB1 7AE. 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

79 open schools are in scope, including 51 primary and 11 secondary schools. St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn is the nearest published school at 389 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,131 published events cover 12 months, averaging 510.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,238 events.

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