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BL7 0FD

West Pennine · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
West Pennine
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Constituency
Rossendale and Darwen
Postcode district
BL7
Postcode sector
BL7 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL7 0DW 44 m
BL7 0PA 55 m
BL7 0DN 109 m
BL7 0DF 118 m
BL7 0HY 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL7 0FD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL7
Postcode sector
BL7 0
Latitude
53.644430
Longitude
-2.396716
British National Grid easting
373,871
British National Grid northing
416,507

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
E04000339
Westminster constituency
Rossendale and Darwen · E14001450
Output area
E00063653
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 018E · E01032485
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 018 · E02002632

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
20
Secondary
4

  1. Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary School

    Academy converter

    312 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    2.6 km

  3. Eagley Junior School

    Academy converter

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
85
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 30
  • Anti social behaviour 18
  • Burglary 12
  • Other theft 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • BROMLEY MEADOWS SURGERY

    DARWEN ROAD, BROMLEY CROSS, BOLTON, BL7 9RG

    ODS code P82643

    3.6 km

  • EDGWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P82034

    3.6 km

  • MANDALAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    933 BLACKBURN ROAD, SHARPLES, BOLTON, BL1 7LR

    ODS code P82023

    4.4 km

  • HARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOUGH FOLD WAY, HARWOOD, BOLTON, BL2 3HQ

    ODS code P82016

    4.5 km

  • GARDEN CITY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P83620

    4.7 km

  • TOWER FAMILY HEALTHCARE

    16 MARKET STREET, TOTTINGTON, BURY, BL8 4AD

    ODS code P83012

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Harbour Lane

    BCT · Edgworth

    0.1 miles

  • Harbour Lane

    BCT · Edgworth

    0.1 miles

  • The Barlow

    BCT · Edgworth

    0.1 miles

  • The Barlow

    BCT · Edgworth

    0.1 miles

  • The White Horse

    BCT · Edgworth

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

26 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools. Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary School is the nearest published school at 312 m.

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

Recorded crime

85 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 30 events.

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