Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
7612
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7612 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.
Police Recorded Crime near BB2 1AW
Crime trends · near BB2 1AW
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
94
YoY stable
ASB
52
YoY -54%
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY +133%
Burglary
2
YoY -80%
Criminal damage
15
YoY -21%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
266
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,470
Indian66.5%
Pakistani20.7%
White Brit.3.2%
Other Asian1.8%
Other White1.7%
+ 3 other groups · 6.2%
Religion
Total residents: 2,464
Muslim86.9%
Not answered6.0%
Christian3.9%
No religion3.0%
+ other · 0.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,474
35–4920.9%
50–6415.3%
25–3413.0%
10–159.5%
65–749.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.0%
Households
Total households: 701
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children23.7%
With dependent children13.1%
Other12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent11.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.8%
+ 8 other households · 29.7%
Administrative Information
Blackburn with Darwen
Local Authority
Council Area
Blackburn E14001102
Constituency
E14001102
Lancashire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Blackburn Central
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 Scotland
Lancashire 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 006D E01012644
E01012644
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 006 E02002620
E02002620
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Blackburn with Darwen 006D E01012644
E01012644
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 006 E02002620
E02002620
Urban: 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
4:17 AM
Sunrise
7:55 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:17 AM
Sunset (today)
7:55 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BB2 1AW 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: 7612
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01012644 and MSOA E02002620 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BB2 1AW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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