High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 6.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£85,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BB2 4LY
Postcode
BB2 4LY
Coordinates
53.7302, -2.4972
Grid reference
SD672260
Easting
367,294
Northing
426,096
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VPGJ3+34
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.
8142
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8142 out of 33,755 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 & WalesProperty sales · BB2 4LY
HM Land Registry · Blackburn with Darwen
Average price
£85,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £85,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Aug '24Aug '24: 1 sales · avg £115,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£115k£85k£55k
May '24Aug '24
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near BB2 4LY
England & WalesCrime trends · near BB2 4LY
Counts are for Ewood 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 -10%
614630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
22
YoY -50%
513213
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
1581
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
6
YoY -45%
19113
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.8%
Other White2.0%
Pakistani1.2%
Indian1.2%
+ other · 3.8%
Religion
Christian63.0%
No religion30.8%
Not answered3.6%
Muslim2.1%
+ other · 0.5%
Age groups
50–6422.9%
35–4917.8%
25–3414.1%
65–7410.0%
10–156.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.2%
Households
Other20.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.6%
Any member 66+11.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.5%
+ 8 other households · 37.1%
Administrative Information
Blackburn with Darwen
Local Authority
Council AreaBlackburn E14001102
Constituency
E14001102Lancashire
Police Force
England
Ward
Ewood
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 013A E01012593
E01012593MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 013 E02002627
E02002627LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Blackburn with Darwen 013A E01012593
E01012593MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 013 E02002627
E02002627Urban: 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
5:58 AM
Sunrise
6:05 PM
Sunset
12 hours 7 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:58 AM
Sunset (today)
6:05 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 7 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 BB2 4LY 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: 8142
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01012593 and MSOA E02002627 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BB2 4LY 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 BB2 4LY
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 61%
RWM expected
23%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 65%
RWM expected
40%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 45%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
85%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
56%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 8–16FSM 66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 44%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 60%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 55%
RWM expected
46%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 21%
Attainment 8
47.4
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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