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

BB3 2SL 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 2SL 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

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 17% on July. Blackburn with Darwen 016C: 95 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4722,53.6899,BB32SL
- **Darwen, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4722,53.6899,BB32SL
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4722,53.6899,BB32SL
- **No property in BB3 2SL 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=-2.4722,53.6899,BB32SL
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Blackburn with Darwen 016C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4722,53.6899,BB32SL
- **£165,131 average price**: For the whole of Blackburn with Darwen, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4722,53.6899,BB32SL
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4722,53.6899,BB32SL
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4722,53.6899,BB32SL
- **96.2% can get gigabit broadband at BB3 2SL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4722,53.6899,BB32SL
- **Low road and rail noise at BB3 2SL**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4722,53.6899,BB32SL
- **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=-2.4722,53.6899,BB32SL
- **8.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4722,53.6899,BB32SL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-roman-catholic-primary-school-darwen-e119667) | Primary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Trinity VC School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-vc-school-e119357) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Aldridge UTC Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aldridge-utc-darwen-e139924) | Secondary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 31.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Darwen Aldridge Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darwen-aldridge-community-academy-e135580) | Secondary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 36.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Turncroft Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/turncroft-nursery-school-e119099) | Nursery | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | – |
| [Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darwen-st-peters-church-of-england-primary-school-e119458) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ashleigh Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashleigh-primary-school-e119200) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Aurora Woodlands School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aurora-woodlands-school-e138884) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £128,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| October 2024 | £427,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £262,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| November 2024 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| February 2026 | £160,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 240 m |
| March 2026 | £114,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK (400 m); DARWEN HEALTHCARE (650 m); DARWEN HEALTHLINK (650 m)
- Pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (650 m); MARKET STREET PHARMACY (700 m); CHURCH STREET PHARMACY (720 m); BOOTS (750 m); GELOO BROTHERS LTD (810 m)
- Dental practices: DARWEN HEALTH CENTRE (650 m); DARWENSIDE DENTAL PRACTICE (810 m); DENTAL SURGERY (820 m); DARWEN ORTHODONTICS (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Darwen (610 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Darwen (770 m, Iceland); Asda Darwen Supermarket (790 m, Asda); Lidl Tockholes Darwen (990 m, Lidl)

## 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 016C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.2** (2025). Blackburn with Darwen 016C has a deprivation score of 28.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,184th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £145,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Blackburn with Darwen 016C was £145,250 in 2025. Joint 2,193rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,554** (2021). Blackburn with Darwen 016C had 1,554 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,564th 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: 81.3%** (January 2026). In Blackburn with Darwen 016C, 81.3% 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.

## 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: 53.6899, -2.4722

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=-2.4722,53.6899,BB32SL

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