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BB3 3TH

Darwen East · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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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 3TG 64 m
BB3 3TJ 64 m
BB3 3SX 135 m
BB3 3FN 177 m
BB3 3SZ 181 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB3 3TH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 3
Latitude
53.698966
Longitude
-2.453482
British National Grid easting
370,157
British National Grid northing
422,597

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
E00063743
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 015B · E01012646
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 015 · E02002629

Postcode source versions

Explore BB3

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
26
Secondary
5

  1. Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary

    Academy converter

    309 m

  2. Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    655 m

  3. Turncroft Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    719 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,026
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 885
  • Anti social behaviour 342
  • Criminal damage and arson 158
  • Vehicle crime 133
  • Public order 106

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.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81633

    1.2 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    1.2 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81140

    1.2 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

    3.5 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    4.5 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    4.6 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    4.9 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Ash Grove

    BCT · Darwen

    361 m

  • Ash Grove

    BCT · Darwen

    377 m

  • Anyon Street

    BCT · Darwen

    410 m

  • Rose Street

    BCT · Darwen

    420 m

  • Rose Street

    BCT · Darwen

    431 m

Relative deprivation

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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,742 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
3 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

41 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary is the nearest published school at 309 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,026 published events cover 12 months, averaging 169 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 885 events.

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