# BB1 8QN: area report for a postcode in Blackburn with Darwen

BB1 8QN is a postcode in Blackburn with Darwen.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Blackburn with Darwen. Open the map at BB1 8QN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen) › [BB1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb1) › [BB1 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb1-8)

## Around this postcode

- **22 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 42% on July. Blackburn with Darwen 001C: 103 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4847,53.7702,BB18QN
- **Ramsgreave and Wilpshire, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4847,53.7702,BB18QN
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4847,53.7702,BB18QN
- **No property in BB1 8QN listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.4847,53.7702,BB18QN
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Blackburn with Darwen 001C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4847,53.7702,BB18QN
- **£165,131 average price**: For the whole of Blackburn with Darwen, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4847,53.7702,BB18QN
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4847,53.7702,BB18QN
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4847,53.7702,BB18QN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BB1 8QN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4847,53.7702,BB18QN
- **Low road and rail noise at BB1 8QN**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4847,53.7702,BB18QN
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.4847,53.7702,BB18QN
- **10.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4847,53.7702,BB18QN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gabriels-church-of-england-primary-school-e119501) | Primary | 80 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-souls-roman-catholic-primary-school-blackburn-e119517) | Primary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pleckgate High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pleckgate-high-school-e142088) | Secondary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 46.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Roe Lee Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roe-lee-park-primary-school-e119127) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lammack Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lammack-primary-school-e119124) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cedars Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cedars-primary-school-e119222) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Thomas's Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomass-centre-e132128) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, June 2024 | – |
| [St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-blackburn-e119502) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| July 2024 | £85,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £162,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2026 | £219,995 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2025 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2025 | £302,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| December 2025 | £205,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| March 2025 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BROWNHILL SURGERY (670 m); BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE (920 m)
- Pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (660 m); BROWNHILL PHARMACY (670 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Blackburn Roe Lee Express (450 m, Tesco); M&S Park Kay BP (840 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £165,131** (July 2026). Blackburn with Darwen’s average house price was £165,131 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,076** (2025). Full-time workers living in Blackburn with Darwen earned a median of £33,076 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 20th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.0×** (2025). A home in Blackburn with Darwen costs 5.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 43rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 36.9** (2025). Blackburn with Darwen has a deprivation score of 36.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 10th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Blackburn with Darwen 001C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 29.2** (2025). Blackburn with Darwen 001C has a deprivation score of 29.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,659th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £183,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Blackburn with Darwen 001C was £183,000 in 2025. Joint 5,038th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,701** (2021). Blackburn with Darwen 001C had 1,701 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,480th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.2%** (January 2026). In Blackburn with Darwen 001C, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BB1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £165,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BB1 was £165,500 in 2025. 182nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 70,775** (2021). BB1 had 70,775 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 39th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 94%** (2022). About 94% of people in BB1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.4%** (January 2026). In BB1, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen)
- Centre: 53.7702, -2.4847

Council: [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Blackburn](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blackburn): Mr Adnan Hussain (Independent), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.4847,53.7702,BB18QN

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