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BB2 7AD

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB2 7AE 103 m
BB2 7BG 120 m
BB2 7BB 132 m
BB2 7AA 150 m
BB2 7AB 187 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB2 7AD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2013
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 7
Latitude
53.754127
Longitude
-2.513149
British National Grid easting
366,262
British National Grid northing
428,761

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
E00063436
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 010A · E01012584
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
72
Primary
46
Secondary
9

  1. Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School

    Academy converter

    0 m

  2. The Olive School, Blackburn

    Free schools

    175 m

  3. St Silas's CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    606 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,728
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 758
  • Anti social behaviour 310
  • Criminal damage and arson 117
  • Vehicle crime 108
  • Other theft 103

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BB2 7 residents
7,631

Age bands in BB2 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.7%

1,499 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

827 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.9%

1,835 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

2,062 residents

Age 65 and over
22.2%

1,778 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

    771 m

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    1.4 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    1.6 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    1.7 km

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    1.7 km

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    1.9 km

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    2.5 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    2.5 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    2.7 km

  • BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE

    367 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9SR

    ODS code P81704

    2.9 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    3.0 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    3.1 km

  • BROWNHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81155

    3.2 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    3.3 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    3.3 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    3.8 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    3.9 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Scar Lane

    BCT · Beardwood

    0.1 miles

  • Scar Lane

    BCT · Beardwood

    0.1 miles

  • Wyfordby Avenue

    BCT · Beardwood

    0.2 miles

  • Revidge Road

    BCT · Beardwood

    0.2 miles

  • Billinge End Road

    BCT · Beardwood

    0.2 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

72 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 9 secondary schools. Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School is the nearest published school at 0 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,728 published events cover 12 months, averaging 144 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 758 events.

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