High deprivation
IMD England
29
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for BB3 2NB
Postcode
BB3 2NB
Coordinates
53.6799, -2.4580
Grid reference
SD698204
Easting
369,845
Northing
420,475
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VMGHR+XR
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.
10129
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 10129 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 · BB3 2NB
HM Land Registry · Blackburn with Darwen
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Police Recorded Crime near BB3 2NB
Crime trends · near BB3 2NB
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
16103
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY stable
ASB
1691
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -44%
Vehicle Crime
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Burglary
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -50%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.6%
Other White1.5%
Indian1.0%
+ other · 1.9%
Religion
Christian50.8%
No religion41.5%
Not answered5.2%
Muslim1.4%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
35–4920.0%
50–6418.2%
25–3416.8%
65–749.5%
≤46.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%
Households
Other24.0%
Any member 66+13.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.6%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children8.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.8%
+ 8 other households · 36.6%
Administrative Information
Blackburn with Darwen
Local Authority
Council AreaRossendale and Darwen E14001450
Constituency
E14001450Lancashire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
West Pennine
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 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 017F E01012661
E01012661MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 017 E02002631
E02002631LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Blackburn with Darwen 017F E01012661
E01012661MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 017 E02002631
E02002631Urban: 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
8:36 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:53 AM
Sunset (today)
8:36 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 BB3 2NB 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: 10129
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01012661 and MSOA E02002631 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BB3 2NB 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 BB3 2NB
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy
Blackburn with Darwen · BB3 2JA
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Ashleigh Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB3 2JT
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Aurora Woodlands School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB3 2NG
0.3 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 10–19
Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB3 2BW
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen
Blackburn with Darwen · BB3 2SG
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Blackburn with Darwen · BB3 3HD
Requires improvement
1.0 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
Holy Trinity VC School
Blackburn with Darwen · BB3 2RW
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary
Blackburn with Darwen · BB3 3EB
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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