Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
12198
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12198 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 3EL
Crime trends · near BB2 3EL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
60
YoY +13%
ASB
14
YoY -63%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -67%
Burglary
2
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
12
YoY +9%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
113
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,658
White Brit.67.5%
Indian12.2%
Pakistani5.2%
Other White3.9%
Other ethnic group: Arab3.4%
+ 1 other groups · 7.7%
Religion
Total residents: 1,654
Christian53.9%
No religion27.0%
Muslim13.3%
Not answered4.7%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,653
35–4921.7%
50–6419.1%
25–3414.2%
10–158.6%
65–748.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
Total households: 617
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.5%
Other14.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.5%
Any member 66+8.4%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.6%
+ 7 other households · 40.0%
Administrative Information
Blackburn with Darwen
Local Authority
Council Area
Blackburn E14001102
Constituency
E14001102
Lancashire
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 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 011E E01012604
E01012604
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 011 E02002625
E02002625
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Blackburn with Darwen 011E E01012604
E01012604
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 011 E02002625
E02002625
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
December 1999
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~27 years
Active Duration
1999 -> Present
December 1999 — Introduced
Postcode BB2 3EL 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: 12198
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01012604 and MSOA E02002625 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BB2 3EL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1999
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~27 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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