BB2 6AX

Wensley Fold · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Constituency
Blackburn
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB2 6AY 46 m
BB2 6BG 61 m
BB2 6DE 63 m
BB2 1ED 92 m
BB2 1DY 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB2 6AX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 6
Latitude
53.751867
Longitude
-2.492830
British National Grid easting
367,600
British National Grid northing
428,500

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
E00063793
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 005C · E01012656
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 005 · E02002619

Postcode source versions

Explore BB2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
74
Primary
47
Secondary
10
  1. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

    Free schools

    268 m
  2. Queen Elizabeth's Primary School

    Free schools

    268 m
  3. Blackburn College

    Further education

    476 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,526
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,000
  • Anti social behaviour 925
  • Shoplifting 524
  • Public order 423
  • Criminal damage and arson 372

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BB2 6 residents
11,372

Age bands in BB2 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
24.8%

2,726 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.6%

1,606 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.7%

3,259 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.5%

2,145 residents

Age 65 and over
11.3%

1,237 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

18

within 5 km straight-line

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    320 m

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    320 m

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    572 m

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    762 m

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    1.1 km

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    1.3 km

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    1.3 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    1.6 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    1.8 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    1.9 km

  • BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE

    367 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9SR

    ODS code P81704

    1.9 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    1.9 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    2.0 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    2.4 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    2.5 km

  • BROWNHILL SURGERY

    788-790 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9BA

    ODS code P81155

    2.8 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    2.9 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    3.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Montague Street

    BCT · Blackburn

    0.0 miles
  • Preston New Rd

    BCT · Blackburn

    0.1 miles
  • Preston New Road

    BCT · Blackburn Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • East Park Road

    BCT · Blackburn

    0.1 miles
  • Montague Street

    BCT · Blackburn

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blackburn with Darwen 005C, 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

1,696 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
1 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

74 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 10 secondary schools. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is the nearest published school at 268 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,526 published events cover 12 months, averaging 460.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,000 events.

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