BB3 1DN

Darwen East · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Darwen
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB3 1AZ 19 m
BB3 1BE 27 m
BB3 1PS 42 m
BB3 1BH 54 m
BB3 1BQ 54 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB3 1DN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 2020
Terminated
1 April 2022
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 1
Latitude
53.696061
Longitude
-2.467869
British National Grid easting
369,205
British National Grid northing
422,280

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackburn with Darwen · E06000008
Parish or community
E04012080
Westminster constituency
Rossendale and Darwen · E14001450
Output area
E00181555
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 016D · E01012654
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 016 · E02002630

Postcode source versions

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Market Street, Darwen, BB3 1DN 9 December 2022 £390,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
24
Secondary
5
  1. Holy Trinity VC School

    Voluntary controlled school

    165 m
  2. Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio

    Studio schools

    197 m
  3. Darwen Aldridge Community Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    387 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,469
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,107
  • Anti social behaviour 406
  • Criminal damage and arson 194
  • Vehicle crime 155
  • Other theft 122

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BB3 1 residents
6,401

Age bands in BB3 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

1,244 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

782 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.7%

1,966 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

1,891 residents

Age 65 and over
17%

1,209 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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    237 m

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81140

    237 m

  • SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81633

    542 m

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    1.2 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    3.6 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    4.6 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    4.8 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Town Centre

    BCT · Darwen

    0.0 miles
  • Circus

    BCT · Darwen

    0.0 miles
  • Town Centre

    BCT · Darwen

    0.0 miles
  • Bus Station Set Down

    BCT · Darwen

    0.0 miles
  • Town Centre

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,487 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £390,000 from 1 recorded sale in BB3 1DN. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Blackburn with Darwen is £165,882 in June 2026, up 5.8% year on year.

Schools

39 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 5 secondary schools. Holy Trinity VC School is the nearest published school at 165 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,469 published events cover 12 months, averaging 205.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,107 events.

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