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BB3 0LS

Darwen West · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Darwen West
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Constituency
Rossendale and Darwen
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB3 0LR 96 m
BB3 0LT 302 m
BB3 0LQ 427 m
BB3 0LP 521 m
BB3 0LW 559 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB3 0LS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2000
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 0
Latitude
53.711359
Longitude
-2.507506
British National Grid easting
366,600
British National Grid northing
424,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackburn with Darwen · E06000008
Electoral ward
Darwen West · E05011516
Parish or community
E04000341
Westminster constituency
Rossendale and Darwen · E14001450
Output area
E00063661
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 018D · E01012628
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 018 · E02002632

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
69
Primary
42
Secondary
11

  1. St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    809 m

  2. The Heights Blackburn

    Free schools alternative provision

    1.4 km

  3. Eden School

    Free schools special

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
384
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 133
  • Anti social behaviour 70
  • Criminal damage and arson 56
  • Other theft 33
  • Vehicle crime 25

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

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    2.1 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    2.1 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    2.9 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81140

    2.9 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    3.0 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    3.2 km

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    3.5 km

  • SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81633

    3.5 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    3.7 km

  • WITHNELL HEALTH CENTRE

    RAILWAY ROAD, WITHNELL, CHORLEY, PR6 8UA

    ODS code P81010

    3.9 km

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    4.3 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    4.3 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    4.5 km

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    4.5 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    4.8 km

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    4.8 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Tockholes Old Road

    BCT · Tockholes

    0.0 miles

  • Motorway Bridge

    BCT · Tockholes

    0.0 miles

  • Tockholes Rd

    BCT · Bank Hey

    0.3 miles

  • York View

    BCT · Bank Hey

    0.3 miles

  • Rock Inn

    BCT · Tockholes

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blackburn with Darwen 018D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,380 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

69 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 11 secondary schools. St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 809 m.

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

Recorded crime

384 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 133 events.

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