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BB3 2FW

Darwen East · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB3 2RL 42 m
BB3 2RD 53 m
BB3 0DD 62 m
BB3 3BU 68 m
BB3 0DJ 70 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB3 2FW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 2
Latitude
53.697247
Longitude
-2.465716
British National Grid easting
369,348
British National Grid northing
422,411

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackburn with Darwen · E06000008
Electoral ward
Darwen East · E05011514
Parish or community
E04012080
Westminster constituency
Rossendale and Darwen · E14001450
Output area
E00181555
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 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
26
Secondary
5

  1. Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio

    Studio schools

    348 m

  2. Holy Trinity VC School

    Voluntary controlled school

    357 m

  3. Darwen Aldridge Community Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    396 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,457
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,101
  • Anti social behaviour 405
  • Criminal damage and arson 190
  • Vehicle crime 153
  • Other theft 123

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    412 m

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81140

    412 m

  • SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81633

    670 m

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    1.2 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    3.5 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    4.6 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    4.6 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    4.8 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Library

    BCT · Darwen

    53 m

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Darwen

    73 m

  • Darwen Rail Station

    RLY · Darwen

    102 m

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Darwen

    106 m

  • Darwen Rail Station

    RSE · Darwen

    107 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

41 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio is the nearest published school at 348 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,457 published events cover 12 months, averaging 205 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,101 events.

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