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BB3 3SY

Darwen East · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB3 3SX 47 m
BB3 3SZ 60 m
BB3 3SU 101 m
BB3 3TJ 130 m
BB3 3BJ 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB3 3SY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 3
Latitude
53.700480
Longitude
-2.452423
British National Grid easting
370,228
British National Grid northing
422,765

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackburn with Darwen · E06000008
Electoral ward
Darwen East · E05011514
Parish or community
E04012080
Westminster constituency
Rossendale and Darwen · E14001450
Output area
E00063748
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 015C · E01012647
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 015 · E02002629

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Property

At this postcode

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14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Day Terrace, Darwen, BB3 3SY 26 September 2025 £317,500
10, Day Terrace, Darwen, BB3 3SY 17 October 2024 £294,995
12, Day Terrace, Darwen, BB3 3SY 4 October 2024 £284,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
28
Secondary
5

  1. Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary

    Academy converter

    488 m

  2. Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    667 m

  3. Turncroft Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    900 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,923
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 843
  • Anti social behaviour 329
  • Criminal damage and arson 153
  • Vehicle crime 118
  • Public order 104

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

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+
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
53.8%
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

9

within 5 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    1.4 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81140

    1.4 km

  • SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81633

    1.4 km

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    1.7 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    3.4 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    4.4 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

    ST GEORGE'S SURGERY, 62 HASLINGDEN ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 3HS

    ODS code P81058

    4.5 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    4.7 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    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

  • Pot House Lane

    BCT · Eccleshill

    0.2 miles

  • Ambleside Drive

    BCT · Eccleshill

    0.2 miles

  • Ambleside Drive

    BCT · Eccleshill

    0.2 miles

  • Punch Bowl

    BCT · Eccleshill

    0.2 miles

  • Ash Grove

    BCT · Darwen

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blackburn with Darwen 015C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,669 of 33,755

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

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £289,995 from 14 recorded sales in BB3 3SY. 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

Published establishments

44 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary is the nearest published school at 488 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,923 published events cover 12 months, averaging 160.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 843 events.

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