| Postcode | BB3 2QY | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Darwen | 
| Nearest station | Darwen (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | Mill Gap Street (N) Mill Gap Street (S) India Mill (S) Almond Street (N) India Mill (N) Huntington Drive (SE) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 3 View | 
| Known addresses | 4 Melville Street, Darwen 4A Melville Street, Darwen | 
| Main property type | Flat | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 53.690022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.46759 | |
| Easting | 369219 | |
| Northing | 421610 | |
| Grid reference | SD692216 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 535157 5949165 | |
| what3words | senses.waddled.less | |
| FixPhrase | crucial lustily subtype synopsis | |
| Plus code | 9C5VMGRJ+2X | |
| Altitude | 189 metres (619 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:08 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:40 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 31.2 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) | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 4 | |
| 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Melville Street, Darwen | Terraced (leasehold) | Jun 2005 | £60,000 | 
| Terraced (leasehold) | Jul 2004 | £30,000 | |
| Terraced (leasehold) | Oct 2003 | £25,227 | |
| 4A Melville Street, Darwen | Flat (leasehold) | Jun 2005 | £120,000 | 
| Flat (leasehold) | Oct 2003 | £25,227 |