Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
19404
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19404 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.
Police Recorded Crime near BB3 2PB
Crime trends · near BB3 2PB
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
5
YoY -50%
ASB
3
YoY -57%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -50%
Burglary
5
YoY +150%
Criminal damage
2
YoY -67%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
21
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,352
White Brit.95.6%
Other White1.2%
+ other · 3.3%
Religion
Total residents: 1,349
Christian56.4%
No religion35.6%
Not answered5.9%
Muslim1.6%
+ other · 0.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,356
50–6422.4%
35–4920.4%
65–7411.7%
25–3410.1%
10–156.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
Total households: 569
Other19.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.6%
All members 66+10.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.4%
Any member 66+10.2%
+ 8 other households · 37.8%
Administrative Information
Blackburn with Darwen
Local Authority
Council Area
Rossendale and Darwen E14001450
Constituency
E14001450
Lancashire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Darwen South
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 Scotland
Lancashire 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 017D E01012659
E01012659
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 017 E02002631
E02002631
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Blackburn with Darwen 017D E01012659
E01012659
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 017 E02002631
E02002631
Urban: 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
4:17 AM
Sunrise
7:55 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:17 AM
Sunset (today)
7:55 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BB3 2PB 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: 19404
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01012659 and MSOA E02002631 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BB3 2PB 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
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