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BB2 1WD

Wensley Fold · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Wensley Fold
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Constituency
Blackburn
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB2 1WA 91 m
BB2 1UG 118 m
BB2 1AD 119 m
BB2 1UA 120 m
BB2 1UE 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB2 1WD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 1
Latitude
53.745087
Longitude
-2.502075
British National Grid easting
366,985
British National Grid northing
427,750

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackburn with Darwen · E06000008
Electoral ward
Wensley Fold · E05011523
Parish or community
E43000279
Westminster constituency
Blackburn · E14001102
Output area
E00063808
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 005E · E01012658
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 005 · E02002619

Postcode source versions

Explore BB2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
76
Primary
48
Secondary
10

  1. Griffin Park Primary School

    Community school

    489 m

  2. Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    496 m

  3. Ashworth Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    556 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,684
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,104
  • Anti social behaviour 909
  • Shoplifting 534
  • Public order 429
  • Criminal damage and arson 393

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

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

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    305 m

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    549 m

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    649 m

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    1.1 km

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    1.1 km

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    1.4 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    1.6 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    1.9 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    1.9 km

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    2.2 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    2.3 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    2.5 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    2.7 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    2.8 km

  • BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE

    367 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9SR

    ODS code P81704

    2.9 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    3.0 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    3.3 km

  • BROWNHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81155

    3.7 km

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    4.7 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

  • Lancaster Street

    BCT · Wensley Fold

    0.1 miles

  • Moulding Close

    BCT · Wensley Fold

    0.1 miles

  • Hornby Court

    BCT · Bank Top

    0.1 miles

  • Oozehead Lane

    BCT · Wensley Fold

    0.1 miles

  • Bridgewater Court

    BCT · Bank Top

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blackburn with Darwen 005E, 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

4,811 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 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
6
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

76 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 10 secondary schools. Griffin Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 489 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,684 published events cover 12 months, averaging 473.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,104 events.

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