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BB2 6QW

Billinge & Beardwood · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Billinge & Beardwood
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Constituency
Blackburn
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB2 6QS 40 m
BB2 7AR 235 m
BB2 7AP 298 m
BB2 7AN 318 m
BB2 6QT 349 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB2 6QW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 6
Latitude
53.757151
Longitude
-2.518676
British National Grid easting
365,900
British National Grid northing
429,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackburn with Darwen · E06000008
Electoral ward
Billinge & Beardwood · E05011510
Parish or community
E43000279
Westminster constituency
Blackburn · E14001102
Output area
E00171886
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 010A · E01012584
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 010 · E02002624

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
68
Primary
42
Secondary
9

  1. Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School

    Academy converter

    496 m

  2. The Olive School, Blackburn

    Free schools

    524 m

  3. Westholme School

    Other independent school

    942 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
873
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 384
  • Anti social behaviour 157
  • Vehicle crime 65
  • Other theft 56
  • Criminal damage and arson 53

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

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    1.3 km

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    1.9 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    2.0 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    2.1 km

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    2.1 km

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    2.3 km

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    2.8 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    2.9 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    3.1 km

  • BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE

    367 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9SR

    ODS code P81704

    3.1 km

  • BROWNHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81155

    3.3 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    3.4 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    3.5 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    3.7 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    3.8 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    4.2 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    4.4 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Eden Park

    BCT · Beardwood

    0.2 miles

  • Eden Park

    BCT · Beardwood

    0.2 miles

  • Wyfordby Avenue

    BCT · Beardwood

    0.2 miles

  • Wilton Close

    BCT · Beardwood

    0.2 miles

  • Wilton Close

    BCT · Beardwood

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,729 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
7 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

68 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 9 secondary schools. Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School is the nearest published school at 496 m.

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

Recorded crime

873 published events cover 12 months, averaging 72.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 384 events.

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