Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
20949
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20949 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 3NJ
Crime trends · near BB3 3NJ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
3
YoY -81%
ASB
1
YoY -90%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
9
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
0
YoY -100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
21
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,925
White Brit.95.8%
+ other · 4.2%
Religion
Total residents: 1,921
Christian64.7%
No religion27.0%
Not answered6.7%
Muslim1.3%
+ other · 0.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,923
50–6423.8%
35–4918.6%
65–7415.6%
25–349.8%
75–847.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.5%
Households
Total households: 817
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.7%
All members 66+14.9%
Other14.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.7%
Any member 66+11.6%
+ 7 other households · 29.7%
Administrative Information
Blackburn with Darwen
Local Authority
Council Area
Rossendale and Darwen E14001450
Constituency
E14001450
Lancashire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
West Pennine
Constituency code
E14001450
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 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 018A E01012592
E01012592
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 018 E02002632
E02002632
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Blackburn with Darwen 018A E01012592
E01012592
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 018 E02002632
E02002632
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
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 3NJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 20949
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01012592 and MSOA E02002632 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BB3 3NJ 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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