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BB3 2UU

West Pennine · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB3 2EH 51 m
BB3 2EF 64 m
BB3 2EG 70 m
BB3 2UR 78 m
BB3 2UH 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB3 2UU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 2
Latitude
53.681008
Longitude
-2.455666
British National Grid easting
370,000
British National Grid northing
420,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackburn with Darwen · E06000008
Electoral ward
West Pennine · E05011524
Parish or community
E04012080
Westminster constituency
Rossendale and Darwen · E14001450
Output area
E00063816
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 017E · E01012660
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
22
Primary
15
Secondary
3

  1. Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    138 m

  2. Ashleigh Primary School

    Foundation school

    525 m

  3. Aurora Woodlands School

    Other independent special school

    623 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
692
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 274
  • Anti social behaviour 129
  • Criminal damage and arson 70
  • Vehicle crime 62
  • Other theft 54

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81633

    1.3 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    1.9 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81140

    1.9 km

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    3.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Knowlesly Road

    BCT · Darwen

    0.0 miles

  • Knowlesley Road

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Rawlinson Street

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Rawlinson Street

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Knowlesly Road

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,434 of 33,755

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

22 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 138 m.

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

Recorded crime

692 published events cover 12 months, averaging 57.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 274 events.

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