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BB2 3SE

Ewood · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Blackburn
Ward
Ewood
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Constituency
Blackburn
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB2 3SF 27 m
BB2 3SG 45 m
BB2 3SD 48 m
BB2 3SH 96 m
BB2 3AT 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB2 3SE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 3
Latitude
53.735979
Longitude
-2.483396
British National Grid easting
368,210
British National Grid northing
426,728

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackburn with Darwen · E06000008
Electoral ward
Ewood · E05011517
Parish or community
E43000279
Westminster constituency
Blackburn · E14001102
Output area
E00063494
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 009B · E01012596
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 009 · E02002623

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Property

At this postcode

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78 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
35, Leach Street, Blackburn, BB2 3SE 20 August 2025 £65,500
7, Leach Street, Blackburn, BB2 3SE 14 May 2025 £52,500
33, Leach Street, Blackburn, BB2 3SE 11 December 2024 £61,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
82
Primary
52
Secondary
12

  1. Longshaw Community Junior School

    Community school

    290 m

  2. Markazul Uloom

    Other independent school

    361 m

  3. Noorul Uloom

    Other independent school

    361 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,669
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,622
  • Anti social behaviour 971
  • Shoplifting 657
  • Criminal damage and arson 512
  • Public order 507

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
70

39 female, 31 male

Postcode households
34
Residents per household
2.1
BB2 3 residents
11,082

Age bands in BB2 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.8%

2,723 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.1%

1,383 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.1%

3,213 residents

Age 45 to 64
24%

2,749 residents

Age 65 and over
12%

1,375 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB2 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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
100%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

21

within 5 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    581 m

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    1.1 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    1.2 km

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    1.5 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    1.6 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    1.6 km

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    1.6 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    1.7 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    1.7 km

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    1.8 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    1.9 km

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    2.1 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    2.1 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    2.2 km

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    2.4 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    2.7 km

  • BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE

    367 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9SR

    ODS code P81704

    3.3 km

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    3.4 km

  • BROWNHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81155

    4.4 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    4.5 km

Showing 20 of 21 matching practices.

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

  • Hall Street

    BCT · Grimshaw Park

    0.0 miles

  • Hall Street

    BCT · Grimshaw Park

    0.0 miles

  • Lyndhurst Road

    BCT · Longshaw

    0.1 miles

  • Lyndhurst Road

    BCT · Longshaw

    0.1 miles

  • Lyndhurst Road

    BCT · Longshaw

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

1,819 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

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
0
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

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £57,750 from 6 recorded sales in BB2 3SE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Blackburn with Darwen is £165,882 in June 2026, up 5.8% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

82 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 12 secondary schools. Longshaw Community Junior School is the nearest published school at 290 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

6,669 published events cover 12 months, averaging 555.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,622 events.

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