Among the most deprived
IMD England
133
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for BB1 2NW
Blackburn
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BB1 2NW
Coordinates
53.7333, -2.4466
Grid reference
SD706264
Easting
370,636
Northing
426,419
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VPHM3+89
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.
486
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 486 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)
Property sales · BB1 2NW
HM Land Registry · Blackburn with Darwen
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Police Recorded Crime near BB1 2NW
Crime trends · near BB1 2NW
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
785939
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
78
YoY +50%
ASB
51297
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY -54%
Vehicle Crime
1061
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -86%
Burglary
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +200%
Criminal damage
18137
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
12
YoY +71%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.78.9%
Other White13.4%
Pakistani2.1%
White & Asian1.4%
+ other · 4.1%
Religion
Christian49.0%
No religion40.2%
Not answered6.4%
Muslim3.8%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
35–4918.7%
50–6416.6%
25–3413.2%
10–1511.4%
≤49.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.9%
Households
Lone parent family: With dependent children21.6%
Other19.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.9%
Any member 66+8.8%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.2%
+ 8 other households · 32.0%
Administrative Information
Blackburn with Darwen
Local Authority
Council AreaBlackburn E14001102
Constituency
E14001102Lancashire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Blackburn South East
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 ScotlandLancashire 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 008B E01012637
E01012637MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 008 E02002622
E02002622LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Blackburn with Darwen 008B E01012637
E01012637MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 008 E02002622
E02002622Urban: 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
3:53 AM
Sunrise
8:36 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:53 AM
Sunset (today)
8:36 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
February 1990
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~36 years
Active Duration
1990 -> PresentFebruary 1990 — Introduced
Postcode BB1 2NW 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: 486
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01012637 and MSOA E02002622 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BB1 2NW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 1990
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~36 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BB1 2NW
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Shadsworth Junior School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB1 2ET
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Newfield School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB1 2PW
Requires improvement
0.4 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19
Our Lady and St John Catholic College
Blackburn with Darwen · BB1 1PY
0.6 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Blackburn with Darwen · BB1 1PY
Requires improvement
0.6 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
St Antony's RC Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB1 2HP
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Shadsworth Infant School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB1 2EL
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Knuzden St Oswald's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
Lancashire · BB1 2DR
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy
Lancashire · BB1 2DR
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Audley Junior School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB1 1SE
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Audley Infant School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB1 1SE
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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