Map of BB3 1DU postcode

General information
Postcode BB3 1DU
Post Town Darwen
Nearest station Darwen (1 km)
Bus stops
Vale Street (NW)
Heys Lane (NW)
Snape Street (S)
Cotton Hall Street (SE)
Cotton Hall Street (NW)
Hindle Court (W)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 12 View
Known addresses
3 Dobson Street, Darwen
5 Dobson Street, Darwen
7 Dobson Street, Darwen
9 Dobson Street, Darwen
11 Dobson Street, Darwen
17 Dobson Street, Darwen
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 53.701116
Longitude -2.472138
Easting 368927
Northing 422846
Grid reference SD689228
UTM reference 30U 534848 5950397
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Plus code 9C5VPG2H+C4
Altitude 153 metres (502 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:47
Sunset (today) 21:30
Distance away
Distance to sea 30.7 KMs (19.1 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishDarwenE04012080
Ward Darwen East E05011514
Unitary Authority Blackburn with Darwen E06000008
County Lancashire E10000017
Constituency (2024) Rossendale and Darwen E14001450
MPAndy MacNaeLabour
Police forceLancashire
Water companyUnited Utilities
NUTS/ITL 3 Blackburn with Darwen
NUTS/ITL 2 Lancashire
NUTS/ITL 1 North West
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced October 1984
Last updated February 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
Demographics
Population (2011) 20
Households (2011) 11
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
3,105 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£35,600
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)DarwenE63008053
Census output area (2021)E00063753
Census output area (2011)E00063753
Lower layer super output area (2021)Blackburn with Darwen 014DE01012648
Lower layer super output area (2011)Blackburn with Darwen 014DE01012648
Middle layer super output area (2021)North DarwenE02002628
Middle layer super output area (2011)North DarwenE02002628
Travel to work areaBlackburnE30000170
Property sales
Average property price in Blackburn £155,524
Annual change 3.2%
View all properties sold in the BB postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
11 Dobson Street, DarwenSemi-detached (freehold)Feb 2020£80,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Oct 2012£83,000
Semi-detached (leasehold)Feb 2000£33,000
Semi-detached (leasehold)Jun 1996£28,950
9 Dobson Street, DarwenSemi-detached (leasehold)Jun 2019£90,000
3 Dobson Street, DarwenSemi-detached (leasehold)Apr 2019£84,000
Semi-detached (leasehold)Dec 2013£84,000
Semi-detached (leasehold)May 2004£69,500
Semi-detached (leasehold)Jan 2000£27,500
7 Dobson Street, DarwenSemi-detached (freehold)Jun 2014£85,000
17 Dobson Street, DarwenTerraced (leasehold)May 2006£85,000
Terraced (leasehold)May 2006£85,000
5 Dobson Street, DarwenSemi-detached (leasehold)May 2006£108,000
Semi-detached (leasehold)Sep 2002£47,000


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