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 BB2 3BU
Blackburn
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BB2 3BU
Coordinates
53.7295, -2.4753
Grid reference
SD687260
Easting
368,738
Northing
426,001
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VPGHF+QV
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.
1667
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1667 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 · BB2 3BU
HM Land Registry · Blackburn with Darwen
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Police Recorded Crime near BB2 3BU
Crime trends · near BB2 3BU
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.85.7%
Other White8.8%
+ other · 5.5%
Religion
Christian46.0%
No religion45.6%
Not answered5.7%
Muslim2.2%
+ other · 0.5%
Age groups
50–6418.6%
35–4918.2%
25–3415.8%
10–1511.1%
5–99.9%
+ 5 other age groups · 26.4%
Households
Other24.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children17.3%
Any member 66+10.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.1%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children8.8%
+ 9 other households · 30.2%
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 011D E01012603
E01012603MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 011 E02002625
E02002625LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Blackburn with Darwen 011D E01012603
E01012603MSOA 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
3:53 AM
Sunrise
8:37 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:53 AM
Sunset (today)
8:37 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 2023
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~3 years
Active Duration
2023 -> PresentSeptember 2023 — Introduced
Postcode BB2 3BU introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode BB2 3BU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 2023
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~3 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BB2 3BU
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 3UG
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Longshaw Infant School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 3NF
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
Markazul Uloom
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 3NY
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formIndependentBoys · Ages 11–19
Noorul Uloom
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 3NY
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formIndependentGirls · Ages 11–23
Longshaw Community Junior School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 3NX
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
St James' Church of England Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB3 0QP
Not judged
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Blackburn Central High School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 3HJ
Good
0.6 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 4JJ
Outstanding
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 3HP
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Lower Darwen Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB3 0RB
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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