BB2 5BF

Livesey with Pleasington · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB2 5BD 24 m
BB2 5BG 62 m
BB2 5BB 64 m
BB2 5BE 65 m
BB2 5DX 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB2 5BF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 July 1997
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 5
Latitude
53.726081
Longitude
-2.526553
British National Grid easting
365,355
British National Grid northing
425,647

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackburn with Darwen · E06000008
Parish or community
E04013124
Westminster constituency
Blackburn · E14001102
Output area
E00063571
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 010E · E01012612
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 010 · E02002624

Postcode source versions

Explore BB2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
39
Secondary
9
  1. Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School

    Voluntary aided school

    361 m
  2. St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn

    Voluntary aided school

    646 m
  3. St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn

    Voluntary aided school

    702 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,050
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 410
  • Anti social behaviour 173
  • Criminal damage and arson 107
  • Vehicle crime 66
  • Shoplifting 62

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BB2 5 residents
7,519

Age bands in BB2 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

1,052 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

635 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.4%

1,545 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

2,099 residents

Age 65 and over
26.2%

1,893 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

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    1.4 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    2.0 km

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    2.4 km

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    3.0 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    3.6 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    3.6 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    3.7 km

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    3.7 km

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    4.0 km

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    4.0 km

  • WITHNELL HEALTH CENTRE

    RAILWAY ROAD, WITHNELL, CHORLEY, PR6 8UA

    ODS code P81010

    4.2 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    4.3 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    4.5 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    4.7 km

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    4.8 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    5.0 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81140

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Feniscowles Tesco

    BCT · Cherry Tree

    0.1 miles
  • Feniscowles Tesco

    BCT · Feniscowles

    0.1 miles
  • Langdale Road

    BCT · Blackburn

    0.2 miles
  • Langdale Road

    BCT · Blackburn

    0.2 miles
  • Woodlands Avenue

    BCT · Cherry Tree

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blackburn with Darwen 010E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,577 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
8 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

62 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 9 secondary schools. Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School is the nearest published school at 361 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,050 published events cover 12 months, averaging 87.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 410 events.

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