# BB3 3PL: area report for a postcode in Blackburn with Darwen

BB3 3PL 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 3PL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen) › [BB3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb3) › [BB3 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb3-3)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 100% on July. Blackburn with Darwen 018A: 41 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4552,53.7083,BB33PL
- **Darwen, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4552,53.7083,BB33PL
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4552,53.7083,BB33PL
- **No property in BB3 3PL 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=-2.4552,53.7083,BB33PL
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Blackburn with Darwen 018A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4552,53.7083,BB33PL
- **£160,727 average price**: For the whole of Blackburn with Darwen, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4552,53.7083,BB33PL
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4552,53.7083,BB33PL
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4552,53.7083,BB33PL
- **No gigabit broadband at BB3 3PL**: Superfast for 0%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4552,53.7083,BB33PL
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BB3 3PL**: Road 59 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4552,53.7083,BB33PL
- **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=-2.4552,53.7083,BB33PL
- **9.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4552,53.7083,BB33PL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darwen-st-james-cofe-primary-academy-e140891) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Darwen Vale High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darwen-vale-high-school-e141321) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | Attainment 8 of 39.0 (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) |
| [Lower Darwen Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lower-darwen-primary-school-e119120) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Darwen Aldridge Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darwen-aldridge-community-academy-e135580) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 36.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Aldridge UTC Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aldridge-utc-darwen-e139924) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 31.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Turncroft Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/turncroft-nursery-school-e119099) | Nursery | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | – |
| [Avondale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avondale-primary-school-e119294) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £538,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| May 2026 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 360 m |
| June 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 480 m |
| March 2025 | £315,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 520 m |
| April 2026 | £162,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 530 m |
| June 2024 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 560 m |
| August 2025 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 580 m |
| October 2024 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 590 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £160,727** (August 2026). Blackburn with Darwen’s average house price was £160,727 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 4.9×** (2025). A home in Blackburn with Darwen costs 4.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 39th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 018A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.2** (2025). Blackburn with Darwen 018A has a deprivation score of 14.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,516th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £359,995** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Blackburn with Darwen 018A was £359,995 in 2025. Joint 11,138th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,923** (2021). Blackburn with Darwen 018A had 1,923 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,723rd 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: 62.9%** (January 2026). In Blackburn with Darwen 018A, 62.9% 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.

## 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: 53.7083, -2.4552

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), August 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=-2.4552,53.7083,BB33PL

## How to cite

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