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BB3 2GP

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 2RB 44 m
BB3 2PN 56 m
BB3 2BD 128 m
BB3 2PP 133 m
BB3 2PR 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB3 2GP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 June 2001
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 2
Latitude
53.687164
Longitude
-2.460623
British National Grid easting
369,677
British National Grid northing
421,287

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
E00063599
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 017C · E01012616
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 017 · E02002631

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
18
Secondary
3

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

    Voluntary aided school

    562 m

  2. St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen

    Voluntary aided school

    630 m

  3. Ashleigh Primary School

    Foundation school

    645 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,766
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 744
  • Anti social behaviour 323
  • Criminal damage and arson 141
  • Vehicle crime 111
  • Other theft 94

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

    602 m

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    1.2 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81140

    1.2 km

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    2.3 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Junction Street

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Mayfield Flats

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Cross Street

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Mayfield Flats

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Cross Street

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blackburn with Darwen 017C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,829 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
6 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 3 secondary schools. Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 562 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,766 published events cover 12 months, averaging 147.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 744 events.

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