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BB2 5LS

Livesey with Pleasington · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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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 5LR 49 m
BB2 5NH 112 m
BB2 5DF 145 m
BB2 5PS 159 m
BB2 5DG 172 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB2 5LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 5
Latitude
53.723632
Longitude
-2.525431
British National Grid easting
365,427
British National Grid northing
425,374

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
E00063577
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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Schools

Within 5 km 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

    632 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    682 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    890 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,021
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 392
  • Anti social behaviour 178
  • Criminal damage and arson 109
  • Shoplifting 62
  • Other theft 58

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

    1.5 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

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    3.3 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

    3.7 km

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    3.8 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

    4.0 km

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    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

    4.6 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    4.7 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81140

    4.7 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

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Feniscowles Tesco

    BCT · Cherry Tree

    181 m

  • Feniscowles Tesco

    BCT · Feniscowles

    236 m

  • Langdale Road

    BCT · Blackburn

    266 m

  • Langdale Road

    BCT · Blackburn

    297 m

  • Horden Rake

    BCT · Feniscowles

    418 m

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

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 632 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,021 published events cover 12 months, averaging 85 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 392 events.

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