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BB3 2AL

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 2DQ 70 m
BB3 2AN 110 m
BB3 2DE 114 m
BB3 2AQ 117 m
BB3 2DF 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB3 2AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 2
Latitude
53.693568
Longitude
-2.461859
British National Grid easting
369,600
British National Grid northing
422,000

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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
21
Secondary
3

  1. Darwen Aldridge Community Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    97 m

  2. Turncroft Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    208 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    416 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,238
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 965
  • Anti social behaviour 389
  • Criminal damage and arson 177
  • Vehicle crime 153
  • Other theft 119

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

    405 m

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    677 m

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81140

    677 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

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Brandwood Street

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Primrose Street

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Highfield WMC

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Key Street

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Edmund Street

    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

34 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 3 secondary schools. Darwen Aldridge Community Academy is the nearest published school at 97 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,238 published events cover 12 months, averaging 186.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 965 events.

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