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BB3 2AJ

Darwen South · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Darwen
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 2AN 42 m
BB3 2AQ 65 m
BB3 2AP 78 m
BB3 2DE 85 m
BB3 2AW 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB3 2AJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2009
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 2
Latitude
53.692966
Longitude
-2.461731
British National Grid easting
369,608
British National Grid northing
421,933

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

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Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Cosmos Works, Brunswick Street, Darwen, BB3 2AJ 12 April 2006 £157,000
Unit 19-21, Brunswick Street, Darwen, BB3 2AJ 22 August 2003 £51,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
20
Secondary
3

  1. Darwen Aldridge Community Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    151 m

  2. Turncroft Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    201 m

  3. Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    377 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,217
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 954
  • Anti social behaviour 388
  • Criminal damage and arson 177
  • Vehicle crime 150
  • Other theft 118

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.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81633

    374 m

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    712 m

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81140

    712 m

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    1.7 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Primrose Street

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Brandwood Street

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • The Black Horse

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • India Street

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Highfield WMC

    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

Schools

33 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 3 secondary schools. Darwen Aldridge Community Academy is the nearest published school at 151 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,217 published events cover 12 months, averaging 184.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 954 events.

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