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BB3 1PY

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 1LU 52 m
BB3 1AP 67 m
BB3 1LG 78 m
BB3 1AF 83 m
BB3 1LQ 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB3 1PY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 1
Latitude
53.695760
Longitude
-2.471425
British National Grid easting
368,970
British National Grid northing
422,248

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
E00063770
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 016C · E01012653
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
40
Primary
25
Secondary
5

  1. Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio

    Studio schools

    83 m

  2. Holy Trinity VC School

    Voluntary controlled school

    167 m

  3. Darwen Aldridge Community Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    583 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,470
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,105
  • Anti social behaviour 405
  • Criminal damage and arson 190
  • Vehicle crime 148
  • Other theft 123

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

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+
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
100%
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

7

within 5 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    0 m

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81140

    0 m

  • SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81633

    595 m

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    1.1 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

    4.5 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    4.8 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

  • Health Centre

    BCT · Darwen

    0.0 miles

  • Punstock Road

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Hacking Street

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Duckworth Street

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Circus

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,207 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
2 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.

Schools

Published establishments

40 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 5 secondary schools. Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio is the nearest published school at 83 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,470 published events cover 12 months, averaging 205.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,105 events.

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