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BB3 2AD

Darwen South · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Darwen South
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Constituency
Rossendale and Darwen
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB3 2AB 42 m
BB3 1DF 64 m
BB3 1DB 79 m
BB3 1DQ 92 m
BB3 3HD 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB3 2AD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 2
Latitude
53.693760
Longitude
-2.465617
British National Grid easting
369,352
British National Grid northing
422,023

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackburn with Darwen · E06000008
Electoral ward
Darwen South · E05011515
Parish or community
E04012080
Westminster constituency
Rossendale and Darwen · E14001450
Output area
E00171883
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 016D · E01012654
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 016 · E02002630

Postcode source versions

Explore BB3

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
22
Secondary
3

  1. Darwen Aldridge Community Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    171 m

  2. Holy Trinity VC School

    Voluntary controlled school

    277 m

  3. Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio

    Studio schools

    451 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,344
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,003
  • Anti social behaviour 397
  • Criminal damage and arson 184
  • Vehicle crime 157
  • Other theft 126

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BB3 2 residents
9,125

Age bands in BB3 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%
1,481 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.3%
922 residents
Age 25 to 44
25.8%
2,312 residents
Age 45 to 64
28.4%
2,539 residents
Age 65 and over
18.9%
1,694 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81633

    287 m

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    443 m

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81140

    443 m

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    1.5 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    3.9 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • The Crown

    BCT · Darwen

    29 m

  • The Crown

    BCT · Darwen

    56 m

  • Victoria Street

    BCT · Darwen

    61 m

  • Bank Street

    BCT · Darwen

    69 m

  • India Mill

    BCT · Darwen

    123 m

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.

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
1
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

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 3 secondary schools. Darwen Aldridge Community Academy is the nearest published school at 171 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,344 published events cover 12 months, averaging 195 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,003 events.

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