| Postcode | BB2 3JY | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Blackburn | 
| Nearest station | Mill Hill (Lancs) (2 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Norbeck Close (NE) 
Holmbrook Close (N) 
Morecambe Road (N) 
Morecambe Road (NW) 
Cleveleys Road (W) 
Morecambe Road (SE) 
                     | 
                  
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 22 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                       1 Thornton Close, Blackburn 
                            6 Thornton Close, Blackburn 
                            8 Thornton Close, Blackburn 
                       | 
                  
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 53.728526 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.476945 | |
| Easting | 368630 | |
| Northing | 425898 | |
| Grid reference | SD686258 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 534508 5953445 | |
| what3words | cheat.weds.admire | |
| FixPhrase | crudely lustily shrank unholy | |
| Plus code | 9C5VPGHF+C6 | |
| Altitude | 156 metres (513 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:16 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:32 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 30.3 KMs (18.8 miles) | 
| Parish | Blackburn with Darwen, unparished area | E43000279 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Blackburn South East | E05011513 | 
| Unitary Authority | Blackburn with Darwen | E06000008 | 
| County | Lancashire | E10000017 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Blackburn | E14001102 | 
| MP | Mr Adnan Hussain | Independent | 
| Police force | Lancashire | |
| Water company | United Utilities | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Blackburn with Darwen | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Lancashire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | June 1981 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 61 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 21 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
                   | 
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| Average household income (2020) | 
                       Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       
                     | 
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) | E63007969 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00063541 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8D1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Blackburn with Darwen 011B | E01012601 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Blackburn with Darwen 011B | E01012601 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Queen's Park & Higher Croft | E02002625 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Queen's Park & Higher Croft | E02002625 | 
| Travel to work area | Blackburn | E30000170 | 
| Average property price in Blackburn | £159,034 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.7% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Thornton Close, Blackburn | Terraced (freehold) | Apr 2023 | £91,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Dec 2009 | £80,000 | |
| 8 Thornton Close, Blackburn | Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2016 | £59,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2005 | £30,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 1996 | £13,000 | |
| 1 Thornton Close, Blackburn | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2008 | £82,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2005 | £64,995 |