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Blackburn with Darwen Area Guide

BB2 1NT · Blackburn with Darwen · North West

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for BB2 1NT.

Sat · 12 Sep
16°high
Cloudy14° low
Sun18°14° lowCloudy13 Sep
Mon21°13° lowPartly cloudy14 Sep
Today18°14° lowShowers15 Sep
Tomorrow15°10° lowPartly cloudy16 Sep
Thu14°12° lowShowers17 Sep
Fri15°11° lowRain18 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

↗House price trend+5.8%Blackburn with Darwen · Jun 2026⌂Recent planning85 stored applicationsStored results; complete coverage is not confirmed↔Nearest train stationBlackburn0.6 miles◉Immediate neighbourhood population2,310Small statistical area · 2024
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Blackburn with Darwen

BB2 1NT is in the Blackburn with Darwen local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Blackburn, about 0.6 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

Local lifeShops, places to eat, vets and everyday services →Getting aroundRail, buses, road connections and travel tools →
HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£178,475BB2 postcode district

12 Sep 2025 – 24 Jul 2026

542 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£165,882Blackburn with Darwen

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+5.8%Blackburn with Darwen

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

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Use sold-price median: £178,475 Use area average: £165,882
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PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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⌂St Wilfrids Church Of England Academy Duckworth Street Blackburn BB2 2JRDischarge statutory biodiversity net gain condition pursuant to planning application 10/26/0145Awaiting decision›⌂Griffin Lodge Cavendish Place BlackburnT1 Unknown DeadApproved10 Jun 2026›⌂4 Dukes Brow Blackburn BB2 6EXT1 silver birch - fellApproved10 Jun 2026›⌂Garage Rear Hope Street Blackburn BB2 1DYChange of use from a commercial workshop (Class E) to a single residential dwellinghouse (Class C3)Awaiting decision›
PLANNING WATCH

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NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Blackburn with Darwen.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

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Someone nearby might be looking for it.

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LOCAL LIFE

What’s around here?

A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.

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Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.

Food hygiene data: Food Standards Agency / local authorities, OGL. Place and available business details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. St Wilfrid's Church of England AcademySecondary · Ages 11–180.1 mi
  2. Tauheedul Islam Boys' High SchoolSecondary · Ages 11–180.2 mi
  3. St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 4–110.2 mi
  4. Ashworth Nursery SchoolNursery · Ages 3–40.3 mi
Immediate neighbourhood2,310 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding BB2 1NT—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 21.3%16–64 · 65.5%65+ · 13.3%
What area does this cover?

Blackburn with Darwen 006E (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime690

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Violence & sexual offences · 293Anti-social behaviour · 135Public order · 55
Employment5.3%

Unemployment estimate for Blackburn with Darwen · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Blackburn.

Local councilBlackburn with DarwenLocal authority for BB2 1NT
Latest general election · 2024Independent27.0% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Independent27.0% of votes53.1% turnout
2019Labour66.0% of votes61.8% turnout
2017Labour69.8% of votes67.2% turnout
2015Labour56.3% of votes60.1% turnout
2010Labour47.8% of votes62.9% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadM651.9 miles
Clean air & driving chargesNo local clean-air or driving-charge zone identifiedCheck official rules before travelling.
EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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No reliable nearby EV-charger result is available right now.

NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

Manchester Airport

About 28.4 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

No strategic aircraft-noise band is shown for this postcode. That does not guarantee aircraft will never be heard.

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NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Nearest prison
HMP Preston8.1 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. Witton0.8 mi
  2. Cuerden Valley Park6.6 mi
  3. Ribble Estuary13.8 mi
Walks & trails
  1. Pennine Bridleway10.0 mi
  2. Pennine Way16.9 mi

Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around BB2 1NT.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around BB2 1NT
EE
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Three
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
O2
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Vodafone
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

Electricity networkVaries by exact addressThe exact distribution network depends on the property address.Check exact network →
BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 12 Sep 2026, 19:43
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 24 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07

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