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BB3 0ED

Darwen East · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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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 0EB 27 m
BB3 0EE 56 m
BB3 0EA 88 m
BB3 0EF 103 m
BB3 0DT 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB3 0ED
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 0
Latitude
53.703443
Longitude
-2.464997
British National Grid easting
369,400
British National Grid northing
423,100

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
E00063744
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 016A · E01012649
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 016 · E02002630

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
35
Secondary
8

  1. Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    270 m

  2. Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio

    Studio schools

    872 m

  3. Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary

    Academy converter

    946 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,558
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,125
  • Anti social behaviour 442
  • Criminal damage and arson 208
  • Vehicle crime 144
  • Public order 129

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    851 m

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    955 m

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81140

    955 m

  • SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81633

    1.4 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    2.8 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    4.0 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    4.1 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    4.1 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    4.3 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    4.8 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    4.9 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Chapels

    BCT · Chapels

    0.0 miles

  • Chapels

    BCT · Chapels

    0.0 miles

  • Chapels Brow

    BCT · Chapels

    0.1 miles

  • Chapels Brow

    BCT · Chapels

    0.1 miles

  • Exchange Street

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blackburn with Darwen 016A, 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

1,094 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
3 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

55 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 8 secondary schools. Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 270 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,558 published events cover 12 months, averaging 213.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,125 events.

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