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BB2 6BU

Wensley Fold · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Blackburn
Ward
Wensley Fold
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Constituency
Blackburn
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB2 6BN 43 m
BB2 6ES 96 m
BB2 1HR 104 m
BB2 6AL 107 m
BB2 6BS 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB2 6BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 6
Latitude
53.750112
Longitude
-2.499770
British National Grid easting
367,141
British National Grid northing
428,308

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackburn with Darwen · E06000008
Electoral ward
Wensley Fold · E05011523
Parish or community
E43000279
Westminster constituency
Blackburn · E14001102
Output area
E00063460
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 005B · E01012586
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 005 · E02002619

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Property

At this postcode

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28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
126, Preston New Road, Blackburn, BB2 6BU 24 July 2026 £310,000
136, Preston New Road, Blackburn, BB2 6BU 20 December 2024 £175,000
138, Preston New Road, Blackburn, BB2 6BU 20 July 2022 £280,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
75
Primary
48
Secondary
10

  1. Dar Ul Madinah

    Other independent school

    234 m

  2. St Silas's CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    395 m

  3. Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

    Voluntary aided school

    427 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,068
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,856
  • Anti social behaviour 852
  • Shoplifting 480
  • Public order 380
  • Criminal damage and arson 338

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
111

62 female, 49 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
4.4
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

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB2 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
85.7%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

18

within 5 km

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    273 m

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    733 m

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    733 m

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    883 m

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    1.1 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    1.2 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    1.6 km

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    1.8 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    2.0 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    2.2 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    2.3 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    2.3 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    2.3 km

  • BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE

    367 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9SR

    ODS code P81704

    2.4 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    2.9 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    3.0 km

  • BROWNHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81155

    3.1 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    3.3 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Saunders Road

    BCT · Blackburn

    0.0 miles

  • Adelaide Terrace

    BCT · Blackburn

    0.1 miles

  • Adelaide Terrace

    BCT · Blackburn

    0.1 miles

  • Saunders Road

    BCT · Blackburn

    0.1 miles

  • Granville Road

    BCT · Revidge

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

1,522 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £277,500 from 4 recorded sales in BB2 6BU. 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

Published establishments

75 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 10 secondary schools. Dar Ul Madinah is the nearest published school at 234 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

5,068 published events cover 12 months, averaging 422.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,856 events.

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