High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 6.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BB1 1AH
Blackburn
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BB1 1AH
Coordinates
53.7407, -2.4551
Grid reference
SD700272
Easting
370,083
Northing
427,245
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VPGRV+7X
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen)
Travel to Work
Blackburn
ITL Region
Blackburn with Darwen
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
8557
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8557 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near BB1 1AH
England & WalesCrime trends · near BB1 1AH
Counts are for Audley & Queen's Park electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
45
YoY stable
493317
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
29
YoY -24%
523110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
1161
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
6
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY -58%
1272
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.39.6%
Indian26.8%
Pakistani21.2%
Other White2.2%
White & Asian2.1%
+ 3 other groups · 8.2%
Religion
Muslim50.2%
Christian27.6%
No religion14.8%
Not answered4.6%
Hindu1.9%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
35–4920.1%
50–6416.8%
25–3414.5%
10–159.9%
5–97.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.4%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children22.1%
Other18.2%
Any member 66+10.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children6.6%
+ 8 other households · 35.2%
Administrative Information
Blackburn with Darwen
Local Authority
Council AreaBlackburn E14001102
Constituency
E14001102Lancashire
Police Force
England
Ward
Audley & Queen's Park
Constituency code
E14001102
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Blackburn with Darwen, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Blackburn with Darwen
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandLancashire and South Cumbria
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Blackburn with Darwen Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 00Q
Cancer Alliance
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Blackburn with Darwen 011F E01012632
E01012632MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 011 E02002625
E02002625LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Blackburn with Darwen 011F E01012632
E01012632MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 011 E02002625
E02002625Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:53 AM
Sunrise
6:12 PM
Sunset
12 hours 19 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:53 AM
Sunset (today)
6:12 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 19 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 2026
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
TerminatedActive
Active Duration
2026 -> PresentJanuary 2026 — Introduced
Postcode BB1 1AH introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode BB1 1AH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 2026
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
Active
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BB1 1AH
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 46%
Progress 8
-1.00
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 48%
Attainment 8
37.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
50%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 44%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 16%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 60%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 49%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
72%
SecondaryIndependentGirls · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
39.6
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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