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BB3 1JA

Darwen West · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Darwen
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 1JB 64 m
BB3 1JD 97 m
BB3 1LB 124 m
BB3 1RG 124 m
BB3 1HZ 157 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB3 1JA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 1
Latitude
53.702928
Longitude
-2.483789
British National Grid easting
368,159
British National Grid northing
423,051

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
E00063771
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 014E · E01012652
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 014 · E02002628

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Property

At this postcode

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45 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
116, Earnsdale Road, Darwen, BB3 1JA 26 June 2026 £210,000
118, Earnsdale Road, Darwen, BB3 1JA 10 April 2026 £180,000
96, Earnsdale Road, Darwen, BB3 1JA 13 February 2026 £176,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
37
Secondary
9

  1. Crosshill Special School

    Academy special converter

    121 m

  2. Avondale Primary School

    Community school

    310 m

  3. St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    382 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,997
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 870
  • Anti social behaviour 339
  • Criminal damage and arson 157
  • Shoplifting 111
  • Vehicle crime 101

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
75

37 female, 38 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB3 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
97.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
97.1%
Gigabit-capable
97.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
85.7%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    498 m

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    1.1 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81140

    1.1 km

  • SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81633

    1.7 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    2.9 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    3.4 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    4.0 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    4.4 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    4.5 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    4.6 km

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    4.6 km

  • WITHNELL HEALTH CENTRE

    RAILWAY ROAD, WITHNELL, CHORLEY, PR6 8UA

    ODS code P81010

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Harwood Street

    BCT · Darwen

    0.0 miles

  • Salisbury Road

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Prospect Avenue

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Prospect Avenue

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Earnsdale Avenue

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blackburn with Darwen 014E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,189 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
4 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £175,500 from 10 recorded sales in BB3 1JA. 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

Published establishments

57 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 9 secondary schools. Crosshill Special School is the nearest published school at 121 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,997 published events cover 12 months, averaging 166.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 870 events.

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