Among the most deprived
IMD England
63
Crime · May '26
£137,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for BB2 6JW
Blackburn
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BB2 6JW
Coordinates
53.7520, -2.5029
Grid reference
SD669285
Easting
366,937
Northing
428,515
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VQF2W+QR
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.
1692
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1692 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 6JW
HM Land Registry · Blackburn with Darwen
Average price
£137,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £137,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '23 – Apr '25Apr '25: 1 sales · avg £75,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£200k£138k£75k
Aug '23Apr '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 6JW
Crime trends · near BB2 6JW
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
372614
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
28
YoY -10%
ASB
29175
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
12
YoY -25%
Vehicle Crime
1271
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -29%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
1061
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -67%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Pakistani49.7%
Indian26.7%
White Brit.12.9%
Other White2.7%
Bangladeshi2.3%
+ 1 other groups · 5.7%
Religion
Muslim77.1%
Christian11.1%
No religion6.3%
Not answered4.9%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
35–4923.0%
25–3414.5%
50–6414.0%
10–1511.0%
5–98.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.7%
Households
Other28.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children23.6%
With dependent children14.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent5.8%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over4.8%
+ 8 other households · 23.4%
Administrative Information
Blackburn with Darwen
Local Authority
Council AreaBlackburn E14001102
Constituency
E14001102Lancashire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Billinge & Beardwood
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 005B E01012586
E01012586MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 005 E02002619
E02002619LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Blackburn with Darwen 005B E01012586
E01012586MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 005 E02002619
E02002619Urban: 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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BB2 6JW 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: 1692
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01012586 and MSOA E02002619 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BB2 6JW 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
Schools near BB2 6JW
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
St Silas's CofE Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 6JP
Good
0.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 6HQ
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Dar Ul Madinah
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 6HD
0.1 mi
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 5–11
Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 6LX
Outstanding
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 6DF
Good
0.3 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
Queen Elizabeth's Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 6DF
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
The Olive School, Blackburn
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 6QQ
Outstanding
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 1SN
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Blackburn College
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 1LH
0.6 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 1LQ
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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