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BB3 3QS

West Pennine · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Darwen
Ward
West Pennine
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Constituency
Rossendale and Darwen
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB3 3LU 202 m
BB3 3RF 203 m
BB3 3LT 267 m
BB3 3QU 331 m
BB3 3LS 336 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB3 3QS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 3
Latitude
53.691759
Longitude
-2.431068
British National Grid easting
371,632
British National Grid northing
421,786

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
E43000279
Westminster constituency
Rossendale and Darwen · E14001450
Output area
E00063485
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 018A · E01012592
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 018 · E02002632

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Stand Cottage, Chapman Road, Hoddlesden, Darwen, BB3 3QS 29 August 2019 £150,000
Stand Hill Farm, Chapman Road, Hoddlesden, Darwen, BB3 3QS 26 July 2017 £532,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
15
Secondary
3

  1. Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    660 m

  2. Lower Pastures

    Other independent special school

    1.5 km

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
232
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 91
  • Anti social behaviour 43
  • Vehicle crime 27
  • Burglary 17
  • Public order 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

3 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB3 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
33.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Gigabit-capable
33.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81633

    2.3 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    2.7 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81140

    2.7 km

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    3.4 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Ranken Arms

    BCT · Hoddlesden

    0.3 miles

  • Ranken Arms

    BCT · Hoddlesden

    0.3 miles

  • Vernon Carus

    BCT · Hoddlesden

    0.3 miles

  • Vernon Carus

    BCT · Hoddlesden

    0.3 miles

  • Pickup Bank Road

    BCT · Hoddlesden

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blackburn with Darwen 018A, 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

20,207 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 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
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

22 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 660 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

232 published events cover 12 months, averaging 19.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 91 events.

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