Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 2.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£222,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BL7 0EF
Postcode
BL7 0EF
Coordinates
53.6366, -2.4010
Grid reference
SD735156
Easting
373,582
Northing
415,640
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VJHPX+JH
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Edgworth
Travel to Work
Manchester
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.
21463
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21463 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)
England & WalesProperty sales · BL7 0EF
HM Land Registry · Blackburn with Darwen
Average price
£222,500
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Median price: £222,500
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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 BL7 0EF
England & WalesCrime trends · near BL7 0EF
Counts are for West Pennine 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
17
YoY —
17103
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
3
YoY —
1691
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.97.0%
+ other · 3.0%
Religion
Christian61.2%
No religion31.8%
Not answered5.8%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
50–6428.4%
35–4918.1%
65–7412.3%
25–348.1%
10–157.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.4%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children17.6%
Other13.5%
All members 66+12.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent7.8%
+ 8 other households · 30.3%
Administrative Information
Blackburn with Darwen
Local Authority
Council AreaRossendale and Darwen E14001450
Constituency
E14001450Lancashire
Police Force
England
Ward
West Pennine
Constituency code
E14001450
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
North Turton
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 018E E01032485
E01032485MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 018 E02002632
E02002632LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Blackburn with Darwen 018E E01032485
E01032485MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 018 E02002632
E02002632Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:54 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 15 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:54 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 15 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 BL7 0EF introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 21463
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01032485 and MSOA E02002632 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BL7 0EF 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 BL7 0EF
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
86%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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