BB1 9RU

Roe Lee · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Roe Lee
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Constituency
Blackburn
Postcode district
BB1
Postcode sector
BB1 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB1 9RP 118 m
BB1 9SA 153 m
BB1 9JR 155 m
BB1 9RR 162 m
BB1 9RS 165 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB1 9RU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB1
Postcode sector
BB1 9
Latitude
53.771713
Longitude
-2.474856
British National Grid easting
368,800
British National Grid northing
430,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackburn with Darwen · E06000008
Electoral ward
Roe Lee · E05011521
Parish or community
E43000279
Westminster constituency
Blackburn · E14001102
Output area
E00063682
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 001C · E01012633
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 001 · E02002615

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
71
Primary
46
Secondary
9
  1. Roe Lee Park Primary School

    Community school

    164 m
  2. Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

    Voluntary aided school

    584 m
  3. St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    594 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,212
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 500
  • Anti social behaviour 193
  • Vehicle crime 147
  • Criminal damage and arson 91
  • Other theft 72

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BB1 9 residents
10,770

Age bands in BB1 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.4%

2,145 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

1,254 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.9%

2,643 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

2,853 residents

Age 65 and over
19.7%

2,182 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

  • BROWNHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81155

    495 m

  • BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE

    367 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9SR

    ODS code P81704

    751 m

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    1.5 km

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    1.6 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    2.1 km

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    2.2 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    2.5 km

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    2.5 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    2.9 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    2.9 km

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    3.1 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    3.3 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    3.7 km

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    3.8 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    3.8 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    4.0 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    4.1 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Roe Lee Park

    BCT · Roe Lee

    0.1 miles
  • Roe Lee Park Primary School

    BCT · Roe Lee

    0.1 miles
  • Roe Lee Park

    BCT · Roe Lee

    0.1 miles
  • Roe Lee Park Primary School

    BCT · Roe Lee

    0.1 miles
  • St Gabriels Church

    BCT · Brownhill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blackburn with Darwen 001C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,700 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
3 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

71 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 9 secondary schools. Roe Lee Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 164 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,212 published events cover 12 months, averaging 101 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 500 events.

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