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BL7 9QX

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL7 9QU 19 m
BL7 9QP 454 m
BL7 9QR 495 m
BL7 9QS 525 m
BL7 9QT 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL7 9QX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2007
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL7
Postcode sector
BL7 9
Latitude
53.629641
Longitude
-2.467255
British National Grid easting
369,197
British National Grid northing
414,890

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

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Open schools
32
Primary
22
Secondary
6

  1. Egerton Primary School

    Community school

    1.7 km

  2. Walmsley CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

  3. Turton Belmont Community Primary School

    Community school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Public order 2
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BL7 9 residents
11,306

Age bands in BL7 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

1,678 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

1,020 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.7%

2,364 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.4%

3,197 residents

Age 65 and over
24.2%

2,630 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

  • BROMLEY MEADOWS SURGERY

    DARWEN ROAD, BROMLEY CROSS, BOLTON, BL7 9RG

    ODS code P82643

    3.0 km

  • EDGWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P82034

    3.0 km

  • MANDALAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    933 BLACKBURN ROAD, SHARPLES, BOLTON, BL1 7LR

    ODS code P82023

    3.1 km

  • SPRING HOUSE SURGERY

    555 CHORLEY OLD ROAD, GREATER MANCHESTER, BOLTON, BL1 6AF

    ODS code P82014

    4.6 km

  • HEATON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 LUCY STREET, HEATON, BOLTON, BL1 5PU

    ODS code P82031

    4.6 km

  • CORNERSTONE SURGERY

    469 CHORLEY OLD ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 6AH

    ODS code P82627

    4.7 km

  • DALEFIELD SURGERY

    AVONDALE HEALTH CENTRE, AVONDALE STREET, BOLTON, BL1 4JP

    ODS code P82010

    4.7 km

  • CROMPTON VIEW SURGERY

    CROMPTON HEALTH CENTRE, 501 CROMPTON WAY, BOLTON, BL1 8UP

    ODS code P82607

    5.0 km

  • THE OAKS FAMILY PRACTICE

    501 CROMPTON WAY, BOLTON, BL1 8UP

    ODS code P82021

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Waterworks Cottage

    BCT · Belmont

    0.3 miles

  • Waterworks Cottage

    BCT · Belmont

    0.3 miles

  • The Weir

    BCT · Belmont

    0.3 miles

  • Belmont Road

    BCT · Belmont

    0.3 miles

  • Scout Road

    BCT · Belmont

    0.4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

32 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 6 secondary schools. Egerton Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 3 events.

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