BB2 5PA

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 5PD 30 m
BB2 5PL 109 m
BB2 5PB 201 m
BB2 5LD 263 m
BB2 5LA 290 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB2 5PA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 5
Latitude
53.718350
Longitude
-2.522759
British National Grid easting
365,599
British National Grid northing
424,785

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
E00063578
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 010B · E01012609
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
63
Primary
39
Secondary
10
  1. St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km
  2. Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km
  3. Feniscowles Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
817
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 317
  • Anti social behaviour 137
  • Criminal damage and arson 91
  • Shoplifting 50
  • Other theft 48

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

    1.7 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    2.6 km

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    3.0 km

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    3.3 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    3.5 km

  • WITHNELL HEALTH CENTRE

    RAILWAY ROAD, WITHNELL, CHORLEY, PR6 8UA

    ODS code P81010

    3.6 km

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    3.7 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    3.8 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    4.2 km

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    4.2 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

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    4.5 km

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    4.6 km

  • SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81633

    4.8 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    4.9 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • The Sycamores

    BCT · Bank Hey

    0.4 miles
  • The Sycamores

    BCT · Bank Hey

    0.4 miles
  • Langdale Road

    BCT · Blackburn

    0.5 miles
  • Feniscowles Tesco

    BCT · Cherry Tree

    0.5 miles
  • Langdale Road

    BCT · Blackburn

    0.5 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

Schools

63 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 10 secondary schools. St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

817 published events cover 12 months, averaging 68.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 317 events.

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