BB2 2LX

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
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB2 2BE 12 m
BB2 2BG 36 m
BB2 1TA 74 m
BB2 2AE 77 m
BB2 2BF 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB2 2LX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2011
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 2
Latitude
53.742134
Longitude
-2.496855
British National Grid easting
367,327
British National Grid northing
427,419

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
E00181505
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 009C · E01012622
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 009 · E02002623

Postcode source versions

Explore BB2

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
13, Baldwin Street, Blackburn, BB2 2LX 14 October 2010 £59,000
1, Baldwin Street, Blackburn, BB2 2LX 3 September 2010 £98,800
11, Baldwin Street, Blackburn, BB2 2LX 30 July 2010 £66,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
76
Primary
48
Secondary
10
  1. St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    162 m
  2. St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    333 m
  3. Griffin Park Primary School

    Community school

    438 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,619
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,489
  • Anti social behaviour 1,026
  • Shoplifting 640
  • Public order 488
  • Criminal damage and arson 485

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BB2 2 residents
5,014

Age bands in BB2 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.9%

1,090 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.5%

623 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.3%

1,360 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.4%

1,214 residents

Age 65 and over
13.9%

690 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

19

within 5 km straight-line

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    468 m

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    736 m

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    981 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

    1.4 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    1.5 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    1.8 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    1.9 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    2.2 km

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    2.2 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    2.2 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    2.7 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    2.7 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    2.9 km

  • BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE

    367 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9SR

    ODS code P81704

    3.0 km

  • BROWNHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81155

    3.9 km

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Baldwin Street

    BCT · Bank Top

    0.0 miles
  • Montrose Street

    BCT · Wensley Fold

    0.1 miles
  • St Wilfrids School

    BCT · Wensley Fold

    0.1 miles
  • Garden Street

    BCT · Wensley Fold

    0.1 miles
  • Garden Street

    BCT · Bank Top

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blackburn with Darwen 009C, 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

79 of 33,755

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

76 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 10 secondary schools. St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 162 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,619 published events cover 12 months, averaging 551.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,489 events.

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