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BL7 8BG

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL7 8BE 1.5 km
BL7 8BQ 1.6 km
PR6 8DZ 1.7 km
BL7 8BD 1.8 km
BL7 8BB 2.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL7 8BG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL7
Postcode sector
BL7 8
Latitude
53.661142
Longitude
-2.501183
British National Grid easting
366,978
British National Grid northing
418,410

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
E00063660
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 018D · E01012628
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 018 · E02002632

Postcode source versions

Explore BL7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
15
Primary
10
Secondary
2

  1. Turton Belmont Community Primary School

    Community school

    2.3 km

  2. Aurora Woodlands School

    Other independent special school

    3.2 km

  3. Ashleigh Primary School

    Foundation school

    3.4 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

2 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
3.0
BL7 8 residents
626

Age bands in BL7 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.7%

95 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

68 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.6%

108 residents

Age 45 to 64
36.4%

252 residents

Age 65 and over
24.5%

170 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BL7 8 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

3

within 5 km

  • SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81633

    4.1 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    4.3 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

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

    ODS code P81140

    4.3 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

  • Lower Pasture Farm

    BCT · Belmont

    0.3 miles

  • Lower Pasture Farm

    BCT · Belmont

    0.3 miles

  • Wards Cote

    BCT · Belmont

    1.1 miles

  • Turning Circle

    BCT · Belmont

    1.1 miles

  • High Street

    BCT · Belmont

    1.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,380 of 33,755

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

15 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Turton Belmont Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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