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BB3 0BJ

Darwen East · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Darwen
Ward
Darwen East
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Constituency
Rossendale and Darwen
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB3 0BL 80 m
BB3 0BN 101 m
BB3 0BY 107 m
BB3 1HL 126 m
BB3 0BW 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB3 0BJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 0
Latitude
53.708666
Longitude
-2.478477
British National Grid easting
368,514
British National Grid northing
423,687

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackburn with Darwen · E06000008
Electoral ward
Darwen East · E05011514
Parish or community
E04012080
Westminster constituency
Rossendale and Darwen · E14001450
Output area
E00063470
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 014A · E01012589
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 014 · E02002628

Postcode source versions

Explore BB3

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Hollins Road, Darwen, BB3 0BJ 3 February 2014 £25,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
66
Primary
43
Secondary
9

  1. St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    375 m

  2. St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    447 m

  3. Crosshill Special School

    Academy special converter

    679 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,827
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 767
  • Anti social behaviour 318
  • Criminal damage and arson 149
  • Vehicle crime 105
  • Shoplifting 104

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

1 female, 0 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
BB3 0 residents
8,948

Age bands in BB3 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

1,496 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

1,016 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.6%

2,166 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.3%

2,586 residents

Age 65 and over
17.6%

1,553 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB3 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Gigabit-capable
33.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
66.7%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

18

within 5 km

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    374 m

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    1.5 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

    DARWEN HEALTH CENTRE, JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81140

    1.5 km

  • SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK

    SPRINGFIELD SURGERY, 102 BOLTON ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1BZ

    ODS code P81633

    2.1 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    2.2 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    3.1 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    3.3 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    3.8 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    3.9 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    4.0 km

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    4.1 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    4.3 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    4.6 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    4.7 km

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    4.7 km

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    4.9 km

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    4.9 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Lynwood Avenue

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Lynwood Avenue

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Lynwood Avenue

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • The Anchor

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Pitville Street

    BCT · Darwen

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blackburn with Darwen 014A, 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

3,298 of 33,755

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

Schools

66 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 9 secondary schools. St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 375 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,827 published events cover 12 months, averaging 152.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 767 events.

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