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BB3 1FF

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 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB3 1QQ 39 m
BB3 1NJ 57 m
BB3 1NH 61 m
BB3 1NF 74 m
BB3 1NL 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB3 1FF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 1
Latitude
53.700231
Longitude
-2.474943
British National Grid easting
368,741
British National Grid northing
422,747

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
E04012080
Westminster constituency
Rossendale and Darwen · E14001450
Output area
E00063768
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 016B · E01012651
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
51
Primary
32
Secondary
8

  1. Avondale Primary School

    Community school

    359 m

  2. Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio

    Studio schools

    507 m

  3. Crosshill Special School

    Academy special converter

    552 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,534
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,120
  • Anti social behaviour 437
  • Criminal damage and arson 206
  • Vehicle crime 145
  • Public order 127

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

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

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

10

within 5 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    549 m

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81140

    549 m

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    595 m

  • SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81633

    1.1 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    3.1 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    4.0 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    4.3 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    4.6 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    4.7 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Heys Lane

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Grafton Court

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Grafton Court

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • British Queen

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Vale Street

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

10,955 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

51 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 8 secondary schools. Avondale Primary School is the nearest published school at 359 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,534 published events cover 12 months, averaging 211.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,120 events.

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