BB2 4GG

Mill Hill & Moorgate · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Constituency
Blackburn
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB2 4EB 58 m
BB2 4NY 96 m
BB2 4PA 98 m
BB2 4QR 107 m
BB2 4NB 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB2 4GG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 May 2001
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 4
Latitude
53.729150
Longitude
-2.500339
British National Grid easting
367,087
British National Grid northing
425,976

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
E00063615
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 012E · E01012621
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 012 · E02002626

Postcode source versions

Explore BB2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
83
Primary
52
Secondary
12
  1. Meadowhead Junior School

    Community school

    437 m
  2. Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    485 m
  3. St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    592 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
3,771
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,529
  • Anti social behaviour 600
  • Criminal damage and arson 362
  • Other theft 236
  • Public order 226

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BB2 4 residents
15,115

Age bands in BB2 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.1%

3,001 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.3%

1,834 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.2%

3,764 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.9%

4,169 residents

Age 65 and over
14.5%

2,170 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

    423 m

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    1.3 km

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    1.5 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    1.9 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    1.9 km

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    2.3 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    2.5 km

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    2.5 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    2.6 km

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    2.8 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    3.0 km

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    3.0 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    3.1 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    3.4 km

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    3.5 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    3.5 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    3.9 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    4.2 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

    DARWEN HEALTH CENTRE, JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81140

    4.2 km

  • BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE

    367 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9SR

    ODS code P81704

    4.4 km

Showing 20 of 21 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Moorgate Street

    BCT · Waterloo

    0.0 miles
  • Moorgate St

    BCT · Waterloo

    0.0 miles
  • Heys Lane

    BCT · Moorgate

    0.1 miles
  • St Andrews Church

    BCT · Waterloo

    0.1 miles
  • Tiverton Drive

    BCT · Bank Hey

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blackburn with Darwen 012E, 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

2,662 of 33,755

Income
2 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
3 of 10
Living environment
5 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

83 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 12 secondary schools. Meadowhead Junior School is the nearest published school at 437 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,771 published events cover 12 months, averaging 314.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,529 events.

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