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AREA GUIDES
Blackburn Area Guide
BB2 4QJ · Blackburn With Darwen · England
A clearer picture of local life, the housing market and the things that shape your day.
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WEATHER
Weather this week
Forecast for BB2 4QJ.
OVERVIEW
Overview
A concise snapshot before the detail below.
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE
Around Blackburn
BB2 4QJ is in the Blackburn With Darwen local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Cherry Tree, about 0.5 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.
HOUSING MARKET
Explore house prices →Housing market
Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.
12 Sep 2025 – 24 Jul 2026
June 2026
June 2026 compared with a year earlier
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.
What could that cost each month?
Take a recorded price into the mortgage calculator. Adjust the property price, deposit, rate and term for the home you have in mind.
PLANNING
View all planning →Planning
Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.
12 Bentham Road Blackburn BB2 4PNUse of property by the Ministry of Justice's Probation Accommodation Programme for up to three adults (Use Class C2)Awaiting decision›40 Ouseburn Road Blackburn BB2 4NLDemolition of existing conservetory and erection of a single storey rear extension. 6m from original rear wall, Max Height: 4m, Height to Eaves: 2.6mAwaiting decision›21 Arkwright Fold Blackburn BB2 4LZDemolition of existing garage and conservatory and erection of single storey rear and side extensionAwaiting decision›397 Livesey Branch Road Livesey Blackburn BB2 5BXT11 (Silver Birch) - 30% crown reductionApproved8 May 2026›
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LOCAL LIFE
Places to eat, drink, shop and spend time nearby
We’re still building the local directory for this area.
Local-life coverage is still growing here.Restaurants, cafés, shops, attractions and other useful places will appear as the open-data directory expands.
LIVING HERE
Living here
Schools, population, reported crime and employment.
- Meadowhead Junior SchoolPrimary · Ages 7–110.0 mi
- Meadowhead Community Infant School and NurseryPrimary · Ages 3–70.1 mi
- St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, BlackburnSecondary · Ages 11–160.3 mi
- The Heights BlackburnFree schools alternative provision · Ages 5–160.5 mi
Population of the small statistical area surrounding BB2 4QJ—not the whole town. 2024.
What area does this cover?
Blackburn with Darwen 012D (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.
Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.
Unemployment estimate for Blackburn with Darwen · Latest available period.
REPRESENTATION
Who represents this area?
Current representation and recent general-election history for Blackburn.
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
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.
NEARBY CAR PARKS
View all →Nearby car parks
The closest useful mapped car parks.
Nearby fuel prices
View allUp to four forecourts within 5 miles of BB2 4QJ, ordered by unleaded price. Prices in pence per litre.
- Rangehill Service Station2.5 mi Unleaded (E10)165.9p14 SepDiesel189.9p14 Sep
- Tottenham Road Garage LTD1.4 mi Unleaded (E10)167.9p11 SepDiesel189.9p11 Sep
- Old Oak Service Station Ltd4.6 mi Unleaded (E10)168.9p8 SepDiesel189.9p8 Sep
- EG KING STREET PFS1.3 mi Unleaded (E10)169.9p12 SepDiesel191.9p13 Sep
Official UK Fuel Finder data
EV CHARGING
View all →Nearby EV charging
Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.
No reliable nearby EV-charger result is available right now.
NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT
Manchester Airport
About 27.6 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.
View airport map & nearby parking →NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS
Nearby places & outdoors
Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.
Useful nearby places
HMP Preston7.7 miles away
Green space and walks
- Witton0.7 mi
- Cuerden Valley Park5.7 mi
- Ribble Estuary13.1 mi
- Pennine Bridleway10.6 mi
- Pennine Way17.7 mi
Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.
Vets near this area
Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around BB2 4QJ.
- Melling Andrew LtdBolton BL6 6ABAbout 9.0 miles away
- Pike Moor VetsBolton BL6 5QWAbout 9.1 miles away
- Vets for Pets – BoltonBolton BL1 8NPAbout 9.3 miles away
- Medivet RamsbottomBury BL0 9AJAbout 9.5 miles away
- Armac veterinary group Ltd, Bradshaw Brow Branch, BoltonBolton BL2 3DHAbout 9.7 miles away
- Pennine Vets – HarwoodBury BL2 3JFAbout 9.9 miles away
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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UTILITIES & BROADBAND
Utilities & broadband
BIN DAYS
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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, 01:50
- Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 24 Jul 2026
- Reported crime: 2026-07