BB2 2QE

Mill Hill & Moorgate · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB2 2QF 27 m
BB2 4ET 39 m
BB2 4EU 97 m
BB2 2AW 105 m
BB2 4EQ 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB2 2QE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 2
Latitude
53.735658
Longitude
-2.500219
British National Grid easting
367,100
British National Grid northing
426,700

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
E00063633
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 009F · E01012625
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 009 · E02002623

Postcode source versions

Explore BB2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
79
Primary
50
Secondary
11
  1. St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    146 m
  2. St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn

    Voluntary aided school

    477 m
  3. Griffin Park Primary School

    Community school

    595 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,305
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,005
  • Anti social behaviour 828
  • Shoplifting 489
  • Criminal damage and arson 450
  • Public order 352

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

21

within 5 km straight-line

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    690 m

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    704 m

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    807 m

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    1.6 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    1.6 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    1.8 km

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    1.8 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    2.0 km

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    2.1 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    2.3 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    2.5 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    2.6 km

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    2.9 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    3.2 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    3.2 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    3.4 km

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    3.7 km

  • BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE

    367 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9SR

    ODS code P81704

    3.7 km

  • BROWNHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81155

    4.6 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    4.8 km

Showing 20 of 21 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Hertford Street

    BCT · Mill Hill

    0.0 miles
  • Bedford Street

    BCT · Mill Hill

    0.0 miles
  • Mill Hill (Lancs) Rail Station

    RLY · Mill Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Amberley Street

    BCT · Mill Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Amberley Street

    BCT · Mill Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

2,954 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
2 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

79 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 11 secondary schools. St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 146 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,305 published events cover 12 months, averaging 442.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,005 events.

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