BB3 3GW

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB3 3SQ 60 m
BB3 3RX 62 m
BB3 2HN 111 m
BB3 3RZ 138 m
BB3 2HE 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB3 3GW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 3
Latitude
53.686389
Longitude
-2.451742
British National Grid easting
370,263
British National Grid northing
421,197

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
E00181507
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 017C · E01012616
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 017 · E02002631

Postcode source versions

Explore BB3

38 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Lavender Avenue, Darwen, BB3 3GW 26 June 2026 £260,000
38, Lavender Avenue, Darwen, BB3 3GW 31 March 2026 £180,000
38, Lavender Avenue, Darwen, BB3 3GW 26 March 2026 £200,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
17
Secondary
3
  1. Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    659 m
  2. Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    689 m
  3. Turncroft Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    898 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,498
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 627
  • Anti social behaviour 267
  • Criminal damage and arson 120
  • Vehicle crime 92
  • Other theft 83

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BB3 3 residents
9,610

Age bands in BB3 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

1,614 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

1,032 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.4%

2,326 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.4%

2,418 residents

Age 65 and over
19.3%

1,766 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
81.3%

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

5

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

    2.7 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    4.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Causeway Street

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles
  • Cranberry Lane

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles
  • Sough Road

    BCT · Spring Vale

    0.1 miles
  • Pole Lane

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles
  • Pole Lane Cottages

    BCT · Spring Vale

    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.

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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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 £218,500 from 38 recorded sales in BB3 3GW. 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 3 secondary schools. Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 659 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,498 published events cover 12 months, averaging 124.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 627 events.

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