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BB2 5JW

Livesey with Pleasington · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Blackburn
Ward
Livesey with Pleasington
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Constituency
Blackburn
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB2 5JX 49 m
BB2 5LB 62 m
BB2 5JY 74 m
BB2 5DY 78 m
BB2 5LN 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB2 5JW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 5
Latitude
53.722088
Longitude
-2.520790
British National Grid easting
365,732
British National Grid northing
425,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackburn with Darwen · E06000008
Electoral ward
Livesey with Pleasington · E05011519
Parish or community
E04013124
Westminster constituency
Blackburn · E14001102
Output area
E00063578
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 010B · E01012609
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 010 · E02002624

Postcode source versions

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Property

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Cottongrass Close, Blackburn, BB2 5JW 15 April 2025 £394,995
12, Cottongrass Close, Blackburn, BB2 5JW 28 March 2024 £388,995
6, Cottongrass Close, Blackburn, BB2 5JW 16 June 2023 £519,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
65
Primary
40
Secondary
11

  1. St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn

    Voluntary aided school

    614 m

  2. Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School

    Voluntary aided school

    872 m

  3. Meadowhead Junior School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,193
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 456
  • Anti social behaviour 211
  • Criminal damage and arson 136
  • Shoplifting 69
  • Other theft 67

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.

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
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

19

within 5 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    1.3 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    2.2 km

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    2.5 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    3.3 km

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    3.3 km

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    3.4 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    3.5 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    3.8 km

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    3.8 km

  • WITHNELL HEALTH CENTRE

    RAILWAY ROAD, WITHNELL, CHORLEY, PR6 8UA

    ODS code P81010

    4.1 km

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    4.1 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    4.2 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    4.4 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81140

    4.4 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

    4.6 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    4.9 km

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    4.9 km

  • SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK

    SPRINGFIELD SURGERY, 102 BOLTON ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1BZ

    ODS code P81633

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Feniscowles Tesco

    BCT · Cherry Tree

    0.3 miles

  • Feniscowles Tesco

    BCT · Feniscowles

    0.3 miles

  • Pinewood

    BCT · Cherry Tree

    0.3 miles

  • Pinewood

    BCT · Cherry Tree

    0.3 miles

  • Bluebell Way

    BCT · Bank Hey

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

28,742 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £365,495 from 6 recorded sales in BB2 5JW. 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

65 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 11 secondary schools. St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn is the nearest published school at 614 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,193 published events cover 12 months, averaging 99.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 456 events.

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