BB3 2QF

Darwen South · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Darwen
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB3 2JU 78 m
BB3 2JF 184 m
BB3 2NG 185 m
BB3 2JT 203 m
BB3 2QE 214 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB3 2QF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 2
Latitude
53.681209
Longitude
-2.466538
British National Grid easting
369,282
British National Grid northing
420,627

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackburn with Darwen · E06000008
Parish or community
E04012080
Westminster constituency
Rossendale and Darwen · E14001450
Output area
E00063811
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 017D · E01012659
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 017 · E02002631

Postcode source versions

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
26, Printshop Lane, Darwen, BB3 2QF 3 September 2025 £200,000
Willow Bank, 3, Printshop Lane, Darwen, BB3 2QF 17 November 2017 £435,000
25, Printshop Lane, Darwen, BB3 2QF 7 September 2016 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
16
Secondary
3
  1. Aurora Woodlands School

    Other independent special school

    200 m
  2. Ashleigh Primary School

    Foundation school

    203 m
  3. Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    840 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
949
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 407
  • Anti social behaviour 171
  • Criminal damage and arson 79
  • Vehicle crime 70
  • Other theft 59

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

14 female, 14 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.8
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB3 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
90%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81633

    1.1 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    1.7 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81140

    1.7 km

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    2.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Park Road

    BCT · Darwen

    0.3 miles
  • Blackpool Street

    BCT · Darwen

    0.3 miles
  • Ashleigh Street

    BCT · Darwen

    0.3 miles
  • Maria Street

    BCT · Darwen

    0.3 miles
  • Queens Road

    BCT · Darwen

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

18,791 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
3
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £200,000 from 1 recorded sale in BB3 2QF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Blackburn with Darwen is £165,882 in June 2026, up 5.8% year on year.

Schools

23 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 3 secondary schools. Aurora Woodlands School is the nearest published school at 200 m.

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

Recorded crime

949 published events cover 12 months, averaging 79.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 407 events.

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