# BB3 2ES: area report for a postcode in Blackburn with Darwen

BB3 2ES 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 BB3 2ES for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen) › [BB3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb3) › [BB3 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb3-2)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 35% on July. Blackburn with Darwen 017C: 39 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4578,53.6850,BB32ES
- **Darwen, 1.5 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4578,53.6850,BB32ES
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4578,53.6850,BB32ES
- **4 of 10 properties in BB3 2ES at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 3 at medium risk, 1 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.4578,53.6850,BB32ES
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Blackburn with Darwen 017C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4578,53.6850,BB32ES
- **£165,131 average price**: For the whole of Blackburn with Darwen, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4578,53.6850,BB32ES
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 900 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4578,53.6850,BB32ES
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4578,53.6850,BB32ES
- **42.9% can get gigabit broadband at BB3 2ES**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4578,53.6850,BB32ES
- **Low road and rail noise at BB3 2ES**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4578,53.6850,BB32ES
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-2.4578,53.6850,BB32ES
- **9.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4578,53.6850,BB32ES

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ashleigh Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashleigh-primary-school-e119200) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darwen-st-barnabas-cofe-primary-academy-e141483) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darwen-st-peters-church-of-england-primary-school-e119458) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Aurora Woodlands School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aurora-woodlands-school-e138884) | Special | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-roman-catholic-primary-school-darwen-e119667) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Turncroft Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/turncroft-nursery-school-e119099) | Nursery | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | – |
| [Darwen Aldridge Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darwen-aldridge-community-academy-e135580) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 36.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darwen-aldridge-sudell-primary-e141838) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £225,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2023 | £174,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £157,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £189,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| April 2025 | £138,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2025 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2025 | £134,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| April 2023 | £95,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK (900 m)
- Pharmacies: EVEREST PHARMACY (670 m)

## 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 017C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.5** (2025). Blackburn with Darwen 017C has a deprivation score of 15.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,926th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Blackburn with Darwen 017C was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 8,889th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,971** (2021). Blackburn with Darwen 017C had 1,971 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,802nd 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: 71.5%** (January 2026). In Blackburn with Darwen 017C, 71.5% 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.

## BB3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £167,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BB3 was £167,000 in 2025. Joint 185th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 34,009** (2021). BB3 had 34,009 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 704th 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in BB3 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: 88.3%** (January 2026). In BB3, 88.3% 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: 53.6850, -2.4578

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

## Your MP

- [Rossendale and Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rossendale-and-darwen): Andy MacNae (Labour), 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=-2.4578,53.6850,BB32ES

## How to cite

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