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AREA GUIDES
Blackburn Area Guide
BB2 5HU · Blackburn With Darwen · England
A clearer picture of local life, the housing market and the things that shape your day.
BB2 5HUChange
WEATHER
Weather this week
Forecast for BB2 5HU.
OVERVIEW
Overview
A concise snapshot before the detail below.
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE
Around Blackburn
BB2 5HU is in the Blackburn With Darwen local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Pleasington, 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.
491 Preston Old Road Blackburn BB2 5NDVariation of Condition No.2 "approved drawings" pursuant to planning application 10/25/0688 "Proposed two storey side and part rear extension, along with single storey element of rear extension" - amend roof form and increased footprint to part single storey rear extensionAwaiting decision›Mossfield Pleasington Lane Pleasington Blackburn BB2 5JHT934 (Sycamore) - Fell T940 (Sycamore) - FellApproved28 May 2026›548 Preston Old Road Blackburn BB2 5NLRemoval of a 4m section of boundary wall, to enable the creation of a new vehicular access to the property off Woodlands AvenueAwaiting decision›79 Beechwood Drive Livesey Blackburn BB2 5ATDemolition of existing garage and rear conservatory and erection of two storey side extension to incorporate extensions of existing front and rear dormers and single storey rear extension including raised decking area to the rear and associated alterations including the creation of additional parking spaceAwaiting decision›
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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.
- Feniscowles Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 4–110.1 mi
- St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, BlackburnPrimary · Ages 4–110.2 mi
- Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England SchoolPrimary · Ages 4–110.5 mi
- St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, BlackburnSecondary · Ages 11–160.9 mi
Population of the small statistical area surrounding BB2 5HU—not the whole town. 2024.
What area does this cover?
Blackburn with Darwen 010C (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.
- Fleming Square Car Park →Paid · Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council2.6 miView car park →
- 2.6 miView car park →
- 2.8 miView car park →
- 2.9 miView car park →
Nearby fuel prices
View allUp to four forecourts within 5 miles of BB2 5HU, ordered by unleaded price. Prices in pence per litre.
- Rangehill Service Station3.6 mi Unleaded (E10)165.9p14 SepDiesel189.9p14 Sep
- Tottenham Road Garage LTD2.4 mi Unleaded (E10)167.9p11 SepDiesel189.9p11 Sep
- ASDA CLAYTON GREEN SUPERSTORE4.6 mi Unleaded (E10)168.9p13 SepDiesel191.9p13 Sep
- Rosehill Service Station3.1 mi Unleaded (E10)169.9p12 SepDiesel191.9p15 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 27.8 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 Preston6.7 miles away
Green space and walks
- Witton0.8 mi
- Cuerden Valley Park4.6 mi
- Ribble Estuary11.9 mi
- Pennine Bridleway11.6 mi
- Pennine Way18.8 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 5HU.
- Melling Andrew LtdBolton BL6 6ABAbout 8.7 miles away
- Pike Moor VetsBolton BL6 5QWAbout 8.8 miles away
- Vets for Pets – BoltonBolton BL1 8NPAbout 9.5 miles away
- Vets for Pets – Bolton HorwichBolton BL6 6JAAbout 9.8 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.
Find and compare vets near BB2 5HUCoverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around BB2 5HU
EE
EEIndoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Three
ThreeIndoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
O2
O2Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Vodafone
VodafoneIndoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
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, 11:34
- Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 24 Jul 2026
- Reported crime: 2026-07