Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 6.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£130,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BB3 0JR
Postcode
BB3 0JR
Coordinates
53.7086, -2.4849
Grid reference
SD680236
Easting
368,091
Northing
423,678
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VPG58+C2
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
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.
3748
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3748 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 · BB3 0JR
HM Land Registry · Blackburn with Darwen
Average price
£126,611
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £130,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jun '26Jun '26: 1 sales · avg £130,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£160k£134k£108k
Aug '24Sep '24Aug '25Mar '26Jun '26
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 BB3 0JR
England & WalesCrime trends · near BB3 0JR
Counts are for Darwen West 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
37
YoY +42%
533721
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
8
YoY -76%
37202
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY —
1371
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
8
YoY —
1272
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.5%
Other White2.7%
Pakistani1.4%
+ other · 4.5%
Religion
Christian58.1%
No religion34.9%
Not answered4.8%
Muslim1.7%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
50–6423.1%
35–4918.1%
65–7410.9%
25–3410.3%
10–157.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.5%
Households
Other27.3%
Any member 66+14.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.8%
+ 7 other households · 31.6%
Administrative Information
Blackburn with Darwen
Local Authority
Council AreaRossendale and Darwen E14001450
Constituency
E14001450Lancashire
Police Force
England
Ward
Darwen West
Constituency code
E14001450
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Darwen
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 014C E01012591
E01012591MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 014 E02002628
E02002628LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Blackburn with Darwen 014C E01012591
E01012591MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 014 E02002628
E02002628Urban: 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 BB3 0JR 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: 3748
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01012591 and MSOA E02002628 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BB3 0JR 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 BB3 0JR
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
38%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
70%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 50%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 33%
Attainment 8
43.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
41%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 13–19FSM 47%
Attainment 8
34.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 55%
RWM expected
37%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 8–16FSM 66%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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