High deprivation
IMD England
50
Crime · May '26
£387,662
Median property price
-1.0%
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for BB2 5GW
Blackburn
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BB2 5GW
Coordinates
53.7209, -2.5155
Grid reference
SD660250
Easting
366,082
Northing
425,062
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VPFCM+8R
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
11941
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11941 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 5GW
HM Land Registry · Blackburn with Darwen
Average price
£388,842
YoY: -1.0%
Median price: £387,662
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jul '23 – Nov '25Nov '25: 1 sales · avg £372,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£468k£403k£339k
Jul '23Dec '23May '24May '25Nov '25
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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 5GW
Crime trends · near BB2 5GW
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
23132
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
15
YoY +25%
ASB
1592
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY -45%
Vehicle Crime
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +150%
Burglary
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY +350%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.2%
White Irish1.0%
+ other · 2.8%
Religion
Christian73.6%
No religion22.0%
Not answered3.2%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
50–6424.6%
35–4915.8%
65–7413.5%
75–8410.8%
25–349.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.8%
Households
All members 66+16.9%
Any member 66+15.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.8%
Other9.2%
+ 8 other households · 30.4%
Administrative Information
Blackburn with Darwen
Local Authority
Council AreaBlackburn E14001102
Constituency
E14001102Lancashire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Livesey with Pleasington
Constituency code
E14001102
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Livesey
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 010B E01012609
E01012609MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 010 E02002624
E02002624LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Blackburn with Darwen 012D E01012620
E01012620MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 012 E02002626
E02002626Urban: 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
April 2019
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~7 years
Active Duration
2019 -> PresentApril 2019 — Introduced
Postcode BB2 5GW introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01012609 and MSOA E02002624 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BB2 5GW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 2019
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~7 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BB2 5GW
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 4SR
Requires improvement
0.6 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Meadowhead Junior School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 4QG
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Eden School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 4NW
Good
0.6 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 8–16
Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 4TT
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 5NX
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Feniscowles Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 5EG
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 5EP
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB3 0LX
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 4JJ
Outstanding
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 4EW
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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