Map of BB3 2PG postcode

General information
Postcode BB3 2PG
Post Town Darwen
Nearest station Darwen (1 km)
Bus stops
Mill Gap Street (N)
Huntington Drive (SE)
India Mill (S)
Cross Street (NW)
Chapel Street (N)
The Black Horse (SE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 11 View
Known addresses
253 Bolton Road, Darwen
Main property type Other
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.690112
Longitude -2.465335
Easting 369368
Northing 421619
Grid reference SD693216
UTM reference 30U 535306 5949177
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Plus code 9C5VMGRM+2V
Altitude 171 metres (562 feet)
Sunrise (today) 8:21
Sunset (today) 16:18
Distance away
Distance to sea 31.3 KMs (19.4 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishDarwenE04012080
Ward Darwen South E05011515
Unitary Authority Blackburn with Darwen E06000008
County Lancashire E10000017
Constituency (2024) Rossendale and Darwen E14001450
MPAndy MacNaeLabour
Police forceLancashire
NUTS/ITL 3 Blackburn with Darwen
NUTS/ITL 2 Lancashire
NUTS/ITL 1 North West
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated December 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) 7
Households (2011) 6
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2017-2020)
6,195 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£40,400
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)DarwenE63008053
Census output area (2021)E00063594
Census output area (2011)E00063594
Lower layer super output area (2021)Blackburn with Darwen 017BE01012615
Lower layer super output area (2011)Blackburn with Darwen 017BE01012615
Middle layer super output area (2021)South Darwen & WhitehallE02002631
Middle layer super output area (2011)South Darwen & WhitehallE02002631
Travel to work areaBlackburnE30000170
Property sales
Average property price in Blackburn £161,888
Annual change 3.1%
View all properties sold in the BB postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
253 Bolton Road, DarwenOther (freehold)Apr 2016£100,000


View all properties sold in the BB3 2 sector

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