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BB3 0PR

Blackburn South & Lower Darwen · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB3 0PP 194 m
BB3 0PQ 214 m
BB3 0PW 220 m
BB3 0PU 278 m
BB2 4JZ 290 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB3 0PR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 0
Latitude
53.722743
Longitude
-2.480168
British National Grid easting
368,413
British National Grid northing
425,254

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackburn with Darwen · E06000008
Electoral ward
Blackburn South & Lower Darwen · E05011512
Parish or community
E43000279
Westminster constituency
Rossendale and Darwen · E14001450
Output area
E00063518
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 013D · E01012599
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 013 · E02002627

Postcode source versions

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Property

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Ewood House, Branch Road, Lower Darwen, Darwen, BB3 0PR 20 December 2019 £285,000
Branch Park, Branch Road, Lower Darwen, Darwen, BB3 0PR 20 December 2019 £285,000
Riverside Industrial Estate, Unit 1-3, Branch Road, Lower Darwen, Darwen, BB3 0PR 4 June 2019 £525,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
83
Primary
52
Secondary
11

  1. Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

    Voluntary aided school

    377 m

  2. Longshaw Infant School

    Community school

    622 m

  3. Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary

    Voluntary aided school

    637 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,438
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,074
  • Anti social behaviour 385
  • Criminal damage and arson 254
  • Other theft 149
  • Public order 136

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
98%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
94%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
94%
Gigabit-capable
94%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
98%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
92%

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

21

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    824 m

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    1.8 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    1.9 km

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    1.9 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    2.3 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    2.6 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    2.7 km

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    2.7 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    2.8 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    3.1 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81140

    3.1 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    3.1 km

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    3.1 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    3.2 km

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    3.3 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    3.3 km

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    3.4 km

  • SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81633

    3.6 km

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    3.9 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    4.1 km

Showing 20 of 21 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Branch Road

    BCT · Lower Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Branch Road

    BCT · Lower Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Uncle Jacks

    BCT · Lower Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Uncle Jacks

    BCT · Lower Darwen

    0.2 miles

  • Cravens Brow

    BCT · Ewood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blackburn with Darwen 013D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,290 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
8
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
4
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

83 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 11 secondary schools. Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn is the nearest published school at 377 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,438 published events cover 12 months, averaging 203.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,074 events.

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