# BB2 2TF: area report for a postcode in Blackburn with Darwen

BB2 2TF 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 BB2 2TF for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen) › [BB2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb2) › [BB2 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb2-2)

## Around this postcode

- **28 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Blackburn with Darwen 009D: 146 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5069,53.7407,BB22TF
- **Mill Hill (Lancs), 670 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5069,53.7407,BB22TF
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5069,53.7407,BB22TF
- **No property in BB2 2TF 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=-2.5069,53.7407,BB22TF
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Blackburn with Darwen 009D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5069,53.7407,BB22TF
- **£165,131 average price**: For the whole of Blackburn with Darwen, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5069,53.7407,BB22TF
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5069,53.7407,BB22TF
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5069,53.7407,BB22TF
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BB2 2TF**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5069,53.7407,BB22TF
- **Loud road and rail noise at BB2 2TF**: Road 70 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5069,53.7407,BB22TF
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-2.5069,53.7407,BB22TF
- **10.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5069,53.7407,BB22TF

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Griffin Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/griffin-park-primary-school-e119116) | Primary | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Witton Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/witton-park-academy-e140879) | Secondary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 39.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-roman-catholic-primary-school-blackburn-e119514) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aidans-primary-school-a-church-of-england-academy-e141350) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 23% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wensley-fold-cofe-primary-academy-e139514) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-wilfrids-church-of-england-academy-e136900) | Secondary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 49.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-luke-and-st-philips-church-of-england-primary-school-e140559) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ashworth Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashworth-nursery-school-e119091) | Nursery | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £95,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| July 2025 | £151,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| August 2025 | £138,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| April 2023 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| November 2025 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2024 | £75,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| September 2025 | £73,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £216,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Mill Hill (Lancs) (680 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE (70 m); REDLAM SURGERY (280 m)
- Pharmacies: WITTON PHARMACY (80 m); COHENS CHEMIST (160 m); CAREHUB CHEMIST (780 m); GELOO BROTHERS LTD (970 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (780 m); MILL HILL DENTAL PRACTICE (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Blackburn Bank Top Express (640 m, Tesco); Spar - Bridge Chapel Street (880 m, Spar)

## 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 009D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 41.6** (2025). Blackburn with Darwen 009D has a deprivation score of 41.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,169th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £114,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Blackburn with Darwen 009D was £114,500 in 2025. Joint 679th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,402** (2021). Blackburn with Darwen 009D had 1,402 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,282nd least 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Blackburn with Darwen 009D, 100.0% 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.

## BB2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £187,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BB2 was £187,500 in 2025. Joint 296th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 63,342** (2021). BB2 had 63,342 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 77th 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: 98%** (2022). About 98% of people in BB2 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: 94.1%** (January 2026). In BB2, 94.1% 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: 53.7407, -2.5069

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=-2.5069,53.7407,BB22TF

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