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BB2 6SA

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 6PR 73 m
BB2 6SB 76 m
BB2 6LX 109 m
BB2 6JX 154 m
BB2 6LY 168 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB2 6SA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 6
Latitude
53.750424
Longitude
-2.506962
British National Grid easting
366,667
British National Grid northing
428,346

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
E00063459
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 005A · E01012585
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 005 · E02002619

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Property

At this postcode

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Dunelm, Billinge Avenue, Blackburn, BB2 6SA 13 December 2024 £340,000
Highfield, Billinge Avenue, Blackburn, BB2 6SA 11 May 2023 £401,000
Elencroft, Billinge Avenue, Blackburn, BB2 6SA 23 February 2023 £270,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
74
Primary
47
Secondary
10

  1. St Silas's CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    264 m

  2. Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    282 m

  3. Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

    Voluntary aided school

    396 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,557
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,421
  • Anti social behaviour 630
  • Public order 273
  • Criminal damage and arson 259
  • Other theft 197

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

7 female, 8 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.8
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 0.1% 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
25%
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

    211 m

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    897 m

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    1.1 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    1.2 km

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    1.2 km

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    1.5 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    2.1 km

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    2.2 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    2.2 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    2.5 km

  • BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE

    367 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9SR

    ODS code P81704

    2.7 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    2.8 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    2.8 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    2.8 km

  • BROWNHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81155

    3.3 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    3.3 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    3.4 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    3.8 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

  • St Silas Road

    BCT · Blackburn

    0.0 miles

  • Granville Road

    BCT · Blackburn

    0.1 miles

  • Billinge Avenue

    BCT · Wensley Fold

    0.1 miles

  • Billinge Avenue

    BCT · Wensley Fold

    0.1 miles

  • Gorse Road

    BCT · Wensley Fold

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,647 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 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 £340,000 from 3 recorded sales in BB2 6SA. 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

74 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 10 secondary schools. St Silas's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 264 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,557 published events cover 12 months, averaging 296.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,421 events.

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