BL7 0DD

West Pennine · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Postcode district
BL7
Postcode sector
BL7 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL7 0BZ 299 m
BL7 0DB 441 m
BL7 0DA 499 m
BL7 0JE 836 m
BL7 0BY 840 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL7 0DD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL7
Postcode sector
BL7 0
Latitude
53.649020
Longitude
-2.375171
British National Grid easting
375,298
British National Grid northing
417,010

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackburn with Darwen · E06000008
Parish or community
E04000339
Westminster constituency
Rossendale and Darwen · E14001450
Output area
E00063651
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 018E · E01032485
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 018 · E02002632

Postcode source versions

Explore BL7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
18
Secondary
3
  1. Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km
  2. St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw

    Voluntary aided school

    2.1 km
  3. Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiya

    Other independent school

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
55
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 20
  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Burglary 5
  • Other theft 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

7 female, 6 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
4.3
BL7 0 residents
3,244

Age bands in BL7 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.7%

475 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

296 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.9%

611 residents

Age 45 to 64
34.4%

1,113 residents

Age 65 and over
22.9%

741 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BL7 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

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

  • GARDEN CITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A GARDEN CITY, RAMSBOTTOM, BURY, BL0 9TN

    ODS code P83620

    3.7 km

  • RAMSBOTTOM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CARR STREET, RAMSBOTTOM, BURY, BL0 9DD

    ODS code P83006

    3.7 km

  • TOWER FAMILY HEALTHCARE

    16 MARKET STREET, TOTTINGTON, BURY, BL8 4AD

    ODS code P83012

    4.4 km

  • BROMLEY MEADOWS SURGERY

    DARWEN ROAD, BROMLEY CROSS, BOLTON, BL7 9RG

    ODS code P82643

    4.9 km

  • EDGWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    EGERTON & DUNSCAR HEALTH CENTRE, DARWEN ROAD, BROMLEY CROSS, BOLTON, BL7 9RG

    ODS code P82034

    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

  • Edgworth Vale

    BCT · Edgworth

    0.6 miles
  • Edgworth Vale

    BCT · Edgworth

    0.7 miles
  • Broadhead Road

    BCT · Edgworth

    0.7 miles
  • Temple Farm

    BCT · Edgworth

    0.7 miles
  • Temple Farm

    BCT · Edgworth

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,463 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 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

Schools

23 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 3 secondary schools. Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

55 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 20 events.

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