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BB3 0WA

Blackburn South & Lower Darwen · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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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 0SX 20 m
BB3 0SW 65 m
BB3 0QB 135 m
BB3 0TA 142 m
BB3 0QX 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB3 0WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 2002
Terminated
1 May 2003
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 0
Latitude
53.721128
Longitude
-2.465798
British National Grid easting
369,360
British National Grid northing
425,068

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
E00063546
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 011C · E01012602
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 011 · E02002625

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
86
Primary
54
Secondary
11

  1. St James' Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    343 m

  2. Lower Darwen Primary School

    Community school

    349 m

  3. Darwen Vale High School

    Academy sponsor led

    698 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,595
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 767
  • Anti social behaviour 231
  • Criminal damage and arson 150
  • Public order 110
  • Other theft 96

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

21

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    918 m

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    1.9 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    2.0 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    2.3 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    2.3 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

    2.8 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81140

    2.8 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    2.9 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    3.0 km

  • SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81633

    3.3 km

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    3.5 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    3.5 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    3.6 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    3.6 km

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    3.6 km

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    3.7 km

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    4.1 km

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    4.1 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 21 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • St James Church

    BCT · Blackamoor

    0.2 miles

  • Aintree Drive

    BCT · Lower Darwen

    0.2 miles

  • St James Church

    BCT · Blackamoor

    0.2 miles

  • Pickering Fold

    BCT · Blackamoor

    0.2 miles

  • Industrial Estate

    BCT · Lower Darwen

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blackburn with Darwen 011C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,734 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 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

86 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 11 secondary schools. St James' Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 343 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,595 published events cover 12 months, averaging 132.917 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.