BB2 1AH

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
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB2 1AG 34 m
BB1 7DN 47 m
BB1 7DR 81 m
BB2 1AA 81 m
BB1 7DT 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB2 1AH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 1
Latitude
53.749426
Longitude
-2.485264
British National Grid easting
368,097
British National Grid northing
428,225

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

    Voluntary aided school

    229 m
  2. Blackburn College

    Further education

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    473 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,415
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,349
  • Anti social behaviour 1,058
  • Shoplifting 596
  • Public order 473
  • Criminal damage and arson 440

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BB2 1 residents
5,238

Age bands in BB2 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.3%

1,350 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.8%

836 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.6%

1,847 residents

Age 45 to 64
22%

1,332 residents

Age 65 and over
11.2%

677 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

NHS ODS

GP practices

19

within 5 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    249 m

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    249 m

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    330 m

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    731 m

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    1.1 km

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    1.2 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    1.4 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    1.4 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    1.4 km

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    1.4 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    1.6 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    1.8 km

  • BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE

    367 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9SR

    ODS code P81704

    1.9 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    1.9 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    2.4 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    2.5 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    2.5 km

  • BROWNHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81155

    2.9 km

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Town Hall

    BCT · Blackburn Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Town Hall

    BCT · Blackburn Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Blakey Moor

    BCT · Blackburn

    0.1 miles
  • Barton Street

    BCT · Blackburn

    0.1 miles
  • Barton Street

    BCT · Blackburn

    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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

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 229 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

6,415 published events cover 12 months, averaging 534.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,349 events.

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