Map of BB3 3GS postcode

General information
Postcode BB3 3GS
Post Town Darwen
Nearest station Darwen (2 km)
Bus stops
Craven Heifer (NE)
Rudyard Drive (NE)
Rudyard Drive (SW)
Pole Lane Cottages (SW)
Chapter Road (SE)
Pole Lane Cottages (NE)
Known addresses
24 Spring Vale Heights, Darwen
26 Spring Vale Heights, Darwen
30 Spring Vale Heights, Darwen
32 Spring Vale Heights, Darwen
34 Spring Vale Heights, Darwen
53 Spring Vale Heights, Darwen
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.689173
Longitude -2.447501
Easting 370545
Northing 421507
Grid reference SD705215
UTM reference 30U 536485 5949081
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Plus code 9C5VMHQ2+MX
Altitude 220 metres (723 feet)
Sunrise (today) 7:34
Sunset (today) 18:19
Distance away
Distance to sea 32.5 KMs (20.2 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 April 2024
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
Demographics
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
22,176 / 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)E00063597
Census output area (2011)6B3
Lower layer super output area (2021)Blackburn with Darwen 017AE01012614
Lower layer super output area (2011)Blackburn with Darwen 017AE01012614
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 £157,919
Annual change 3.1%
View all properties sold in the BB postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
53 Spring Vale Heights, DarwenNew build detached (freehold)Feb 2025£290,875
34 Spring Vale Heights, DarwenNew build detached (freehold)Nov 2024£232,995
32 Spring Vale Heights, DarwenNew build detached (freehold)Oct 2024£227,356
30 Spring Vale Heights, DarwenNew build detached (freehold)Sep 2024£242,245
24 Spring Vale Heights, DarwenNew build detached (freehold)Mar 2024£225,495
26 Spring Vale Heights, DarwenNew build detached (freehold)Mar 2024£229,995


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