| Postcode | BB3 2RQ | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Darwen | 
| Nearest station | Darwen (0 km) | 
| Bus stops | Railway Station (SW) Library (NW) Sarah Street (NW) Sarah Street (SE) Knott Street (SW) Bus Station Set Down (E) | 
| Known addresses | 
                          No addresses found
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| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 53.697151 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.464927 | |
| Easting | 369400 | |
| Northing | 422402 | |
| Grid reference | SD694224 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 535327 5949960 | |
| what3words | loving.host.period | |
| FixPhrase | crucial lustily survivor tribute | |
| Plus code | 9C5VMGWP+V2 | |
| Altitude | 165 metres (543 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 East | E05011514 | 
| 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 | July 1990 | 
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | May 1994 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference | 
| 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) | E00063756 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5A3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Blackburn with Darwen 016A | E01012649 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Blackburn with Darwen 016A | E01012649 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Darwen Town | E02002630 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Darwen Town | E02002630 | 
| Travel to work area | Blackburn | E30000170 | 
| Average property price in Blackburn | £157,919 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 3.1% |