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BB3 2AT

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 2FB 56 m
BB3 2AR 85 m
BB3 2AQ 97 m
BB3 2AF 98 m
BB3 1AE 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB3 2AT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 2
Latitude
53.691810
Longitude
-2.463173
British National Grid easting
369,512
British National Grid northing
421,805

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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Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Unit 1, India Street, Darwen, BB3 2AT 31 October 2019 £1,300,000

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
19
Secondary
3

  1. Darwen Aldridge Community Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    250 m

  2. Turncroft Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    337 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    440 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,170
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 935
  • Anti social behaviour 382
  • Criminal damage and arson 175
  • Vehicle crime 148
  • Other theft 115

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

    234 m

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    700 m

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81140

    700 m

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    1.8 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • India Street

    BCT · Darwen

    90 m

  • The Black Horse

    BCT · Darwen

    100 m

  • India Mill

    BCT · Darwen

    220 m

  • The Crown

    BCT · Darwen

    224 m

  • Mill Gap Street

    BCT · Darwen

    242 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 3 secondary schools. Darwen Aldridge Community Academy is the nearest published school at 250 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,170 published events cover 12 months, averaging 181 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 935 events.

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