Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 6.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for BB1 1PB
Blackburn
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BB1 1PB
Coordinates
53.7465, -2.4632
Grid reference
SD695278
Easting
369,548
Northing
427,885
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VPGWP+HP
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.
4164
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4164 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 1PB
England & WalesCrime trends · near BB1 1PB
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
Indian50.9%
Pakistani37.5%
White Brit.2.7%
White & Asian1.8%
Other White1.3%
+ 2 other groups · 5.9%
Religion
Muslim91.9%
Christian3.2%
Not answered2.7%
No religion1.9%
+ other · 0.3%
Age groups
35–4921.3%
50–6414.0%
25–3413.3%
10–1510.9%
5–98.7%
+ 5 other age groups · 31.8%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children33.7%
With dependent children11.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent10.9%
Other8.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.5%
+ 6 other households · 28.6%
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 007C E01012573
E01012573MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 007 E02002621
E02002621LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Blackburn with Darwen 007C E01012573
E01012573MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 007 E02002621
E02002621Urban: 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
5:48 AM
Sunrise
6:20 PM
Sunset
12 hours 32 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:48 AM
Sunset (today)
6:20 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 32 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BB1 1PB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 4164
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01012573 and MSOA E02002621 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BB1 1PB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BB1 1PB
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
72%
SecondaryIndependentGirls · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
39.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 16%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
53%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 46%
Progress 8
-1.00
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 48%
Attainment 8
37.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
62%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentBoys · Ages 11–25FSM 0%
Attainment 8
56.3
Secondary with sixth formIndependentGirls · Ages 11–25FSM 0%
Attainment 8
67.2
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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