| Postcode | BB3 2PL | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Darwen | 
| Nearest station | Darwen (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | Huntington Drive (SE) Mill Gap Street (N) Cross Street (NW) Chapel Street (N) India Mill (S) Cross Street (SE) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 6 View | 
| Known addresses | 3 Hillhouses, Darwen 3A Red Ridge, Hillhouses, Darwen | 
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
                     | 
| Latitude | 53.689022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.465913 | |
| Easting | 369329 | |
| Northing | 421498 | |
| Grid reference | SD693214 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 535269 5949055 | |
| what3words | deeper.noon.employ | |
| FixPhrase | crucial lustily subsidy tacky | |
| Plus code | 9C5VMGQM+JJ | |
| Altitude | 186 metres (609 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:08 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:40 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 31.3 KMs (19.4 miles) | 
| Parish | Darwen | E04012080 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Darwen South | E05011515 | 
| 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) | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 3 | |
| 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) | E00063819 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Blackburn with Darwen 017D | E01012659 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Blackburn with Darwen 017D | E01012659 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | South Darwen & Whitehall | E02002631 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | South Darwen & Whitehall | E02002631 | 
| Travel to work area | Blackburn | E30000170 | 
| Average property price in Blackburn | £157,919 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 3.1% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Hillhouses, Darwen | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2023 | £165,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | May 2011 | £61,500 | |
| 3A Red Ridge, Hillhouses, Darwen | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2010 | £190,000 |