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BL7 0LY

West Pennine · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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
BB3 3FS 664 m
BL7 0NJ 708 m
BB3 2FR 728 m
BB3 2TX 752 m
BB3 2TP 813 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL7 0LY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL7
Postcode sector
BL7 0
Latitude
53.665797
Longitude
-2.437341
British National Grid easting
371,200
British National Grid northing
418,900

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
E00063650
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
18
Primary
13
Secondary
2

  1. Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

  2. Aurora Woodlands School

    Other independent special school

    2.4 km

  3. Ashleigh Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
30
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 11
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81633

    3.4 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    4.0 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81140

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Woodlea Chase

    BCT · Cadshaw

    0.4 miles

  • Woodlea Chase

    BCT · Cadshaw

    0.4 miles

  • Bull Hill Cottages

    BCT · Darwen

    0.7 miles

  • Bull Hill Cottages

    BCT · Darwen

    0.7 miles

  • Crown and Thistle

    BCT · Whittlestone Head

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

30 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 11 events.

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