BB2 6RH

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB2 6RP 38 m
BB2 6RF 72 m
BB2 6RG 82 m
BB2 5JH 221 m
BB2 5JJ 322 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB2 6RH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 February 2003
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 6
Latitude
53.734459
Longitude
-2.544394
British National Grid easting
364,185
British National Grid northing
426,588

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackburn with Darwen · E06000008
Parish or community
E04000340
Westminster constituency
Blackburn · E14001102
Output area
E00063585
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 010D · E01012611
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
53
Primary
35
Secondary
7
  1. St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn

    Voluntary aided school

    875 m
  2. Feniscowles Primary School

    Community school

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
195
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 93
  • Anti social behaviour 35
  • Criminal damage and arson 19
  • Other theft 13
  • Vehicle crime 11

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    2.5 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    2.6 km

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    2.8 km

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    3.2 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    4.1 km

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    4.1 km

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    4.4 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    4.6 km

  • WITHNELL HEALTH CENTRE

    RAILWAY ROAD, WITHNELL, CHORLEY, PR6 8UA

    ODS code P81010

    4.7 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    4.8 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Bowden Avenue

    BCT · Pleasington

    0.2 miles
  • Railway Station

    BCT · Pleasington

    0.2 miles
  • Pleasington Rail Station

    RSE · Pleasington

    0.2 miles
  • Pleasington Rail Station

    RLY · Pleasington

    0.2 miles
  • Pleasington Rail Station

    RSE · Pleasington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,504 of 33,755

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

53 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn is the nearest published school at 875 m.

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

Recorded crime

195 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 93 events.

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