| Postcode | BB3 1QU | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Darwen | 
| Nearest station | Darwen (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Earnsdale Road (NW) 
Argyle Street (SE) 
Lynwood Avenue (N) 
Avondale Road (NE) 
Lynwood Avenue (SW) 
Lloyd Street (NW) 
                     | 
                  
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 14 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                       140 - 148 Blackburn Road, Darwen 
                            150A Blackburn Road, Darwen 
                            152 Blackburn Road, Darwen 
                            282 Blackburn Road, Darwen 
                            284 Blackburn Road, Darwen 
                       | 
                  
| Main property type | Other | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 53.705826 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.478324 | |
| Easting | 368522 | |
| Northing | 423373 | |
| Grid reference | SD685233 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 534436 5950918 | |
| what3words | solo.bared.vase | |
| FixPhrase | crudely lustily scared used | |
| Plus code | 9C5VPG4C+8M | |
| Altitude | 144 metres (472 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:16 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:32 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 30.3 KMs (18.8 miles) | 
| Parish | Darwen | E04012080 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Darwen West | E05011516 | 
| Unitary Authority | Blackburn with Darwen | E06000008 | 
| County | Lancashire | E10000017 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Rossendale and Darwen | E14001450 | 
| MP | Andy MacNae | Labour | 
| 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 | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| 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) | 12 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 6 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
                   | 
                |
| Average household income (2020) | 
                       Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       
                     | 
                  |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Darwen | E63008053 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00063471 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8B1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Blackburn with Darwen 014A | E01012589 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Blackburn with Darwen 014A | E01012589 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | North Darwen | E02002628 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | North Darwen | E02002628 | 
| Travel to work area | Blackburn | E30000170 | 
| Average property price in Blackburn | £159,034 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.7% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 140 - 148 Blackburn Road, Darwen | Other (freehold) | Nov 2024 | £318,000 | 
| Other (freehold) | Jan 2023 | £389,995 | |
| 150A Blackburn Road, Darwen | Other (freehold) | Sep 2022 | £80,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Dec 2009 | £70,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Dec 2007 | £77,000 | |
| 282 Blackburn Road, Darwen | Other (leasehold) | Oct 2018 | £190,000 | 
| 284 Blackburn Road, Darwen | Terraced (leasehold) | Feb 2018 | £62,500 | 
| Terraced (leasehold) | May 2003 | £25,000 | |
| 152 Blackburn Road, Darwen | Terraced (freehold) | Nov 2017 | £81,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Apr 2007 | £73,000 |