# BB2 5LR: area report for a postcode in Blackburn with Darwen

BB2 5LR 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 5LR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen) › [BB2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb2) › [BB2 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb2-5)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 250% on July. Blackburn with Darwen 010B: 49 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5247,53.7235,BB25LR
- **Cherry Tree, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5247,53.7235,BB25LR
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5247,53.7235,BB25LR
- **No property in BB2 5LR 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=-2.5247,53.7235,BB25LR
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Blackburn with Darwen 010B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5247,53.7235,BB25LR
- **£165,131 average price**: For the whole of Blackburn with Darwen, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5247,53.7235,BB25LR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5247,53.7235,BB25LR
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5247,53.7235,BB25LR
- **96% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.5247,53.7235,BB25LR
- **Low road and rail noise at BB2 5LR**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5247,53.7235,BB25LR
- **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=-2.5247,53.7235,BB25LR
- **10.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5247,53.7235,BB25LR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/livesey-saint-francis-church-of-england-school-e119423) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-roman-catholic-high-school-blackburn-e119793) | Secondary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 45.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-roman-catholic-primary-school-feniscowles-blackburn-e119649) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Feniscowles Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/feniscowles-primary-school-e119163) | Primary | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Meadowhead Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadowhead-junior-school-e119121) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, January 2025 | 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadowhead-community-infant-school-and-nursery-e119122) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | – |
| [The Heights Blackburn](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-heights-blackburn-e139413) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [Eden School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eden-school-e141016) | Special | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £389,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2025 | £329,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| March 2026 | £360,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2025 | £146,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| July 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| June 2026 | £250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| June 2026 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: MANOR PHARMACY (220 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Livesey Blackburn Express (280 m, Tesco); Spar - Three Arches (820 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 010B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.9** (2025). Blackburn with Darwen 010B has a deprivation score of 6.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,960th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £315,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Blackburn with Darwen 010B was £315,000 in 2025. Joint 14,290th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,552** (2021). Blackburn with Darwen 010B had 1,552 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,675th 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: 94.9%** (January 2026). In Blackburn with Darwen 010B, 94.9% 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: 53.7235, -2.5247

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-2.5247,53.7235,BB25LR

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