Postcode BB2 3LH (Blackburn with Darwen)

Map showing BB2 3LH and nearby postcodes

The postcode BB2 3LH is located in Blackburn with Darwen It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. BB2 3LH is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

BB2 3LH is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.7 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of BB2 3LH as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Young hard-pressed families.

The closest road name to BB2 3LH is Laxey Road which is centered 111 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Lyndhurst Road and is 133 m away. The closest railway station is Blackburn Rail Station, 1.4 km away.

The closest primary school to BB2 3LH (for ages 11 and under) is Longshaw Community Junior School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on May 9, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School. The last OFSTED inspection on March 26, 2014 rated this school as Outstanding

The local pub for residents of BB2 3LH is Read Cricket Club and is 11.46 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Satisfactory on May 16, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from Happy Village and is 11.64 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on January 8, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 100.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 11.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.8 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for BB2 3LH is covered by the Lancashire police force association and Blackburn with Darwen Teaching is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to BB2 3LH and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to BB2 3LH, and the approximate distance away.

Laxey Road 111 m
Park Lee Road 113 m
Lyndhurst Road 216 m
Bradda Road 228 m
Snaefell Road 229 m
Coldstream Place 241 m
Mona Road 252 m
Lynthorpe Road 297 m
Onchan Road 308 m
Leach Street 326 m
Tynwald Road 328 m
Pilmuir Road 328 m
Manxman Road 360 m
Pritchard Street 373 m
Sunny Bank Road 385 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode BB2 3LH

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from BB2 3LH - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Markazul Uloom Good
(October 15, 2021)
150 m
Noorul Uloom 150 m
Longshaw Community Junior School Good
(May 9, 2017)
209 m
Longshaw Infant School Good
(September 29, 2021)
491 m
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Good
(March 23, 2017)
779 m
Blackburn Central High School 798 m
St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Good
(February 28, 2017)
835 m
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School Outstanding
(March 26, 2014)
1.14 km
St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School Good
(June 14, 2019)
1.2 km
St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy Good
(January 15, 2020)
1.34 km
Al Islah Girls' High School Good
(November 4, 2021)
1.35 km
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy Good
(February 22, 2018)
1.36 km
Audley Junior School Good
(June 8, 2017)
1.37 km
Audley Infant School Good
(October 4, 2018)
1.37 km
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Good
(July 8, 2021)
1.46 km
St James' Church of England Primary School Good
(September 26, 2019)
1.48 km
Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary Outstanding
(April 25, 2013)
1.51 km
St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Good
(September 22, 2021)
1.62 km
St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Outstanding
(March 9, 2017)
1.67 km
Newfield School Requires improvement
(November 18, 2021)
1.67 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BB2 3LH - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Cafe by the River Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 16, 2019
9.97 km
Read & Simonstone Pharmacy Retailers - other Exempt
August 8, 2018
11.46 km
Read Cricket Club Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
May 16, 2018
11.46 km
The Fuzzy Duck Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 4, 2019
11.46 km
St. John's C of E Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 30, 2019
11.62 km
C C Speak (Butchers) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 3, 2019
11.64 km
Happy Village Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 8, 2020
11.64 km
Premier Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 23, 2018
11.64 km
Read & Simonstone Constitutional Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
April 28, 2017
11.64 km
Department of Work & Pensions Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 12, 2020
11.66 km
Hourglass Canteen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 30, 2018
11.66 km
Ribble Valley Forecourt Ltd Retailers - other 4
Good
May 5, 2017
11.82 km
Stork Hotel Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 1, 2019
11.82 km
Out of School XP Ltd (Use Corr Address) Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Exempt
October 11, 2018
12.14 km
St Peter's Church of England School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 28, 2020
12.14 km
Outdoor Elements Activities Limited Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 13, 2019
12.57 km
Higher Trapp Country House Hotel Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 4
Good
April 17, 2019
13.01 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BB2 3LH - Data from Apr 2022

Lyndhurst Road Bus Stop/Station 133 m
Lyndhurst Road Bus Stop/Station 182 m
Lyndhurst Road Bus Stop/Station 196 m
Park Lee Road Bus Stop/Station 264 m
Snaefell Road Bus Stop/Station 292 m
Blackburn Rail Station Rail 1.4 km
Blackburn Rail Station Rail 1.46 km
Mill Hill (Lancs) Rail Station Rail 1.49 km
Terminal Two Access Air 42.82 km
Terminal Two Access Air 42.88 km
Terminal One Access Air 43.43 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BB2 3LH - Data from Dec 2021

Higher Croft Wood Woodland Or Forest 925 m
Fernhurst Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.23 km
Fishmoor Reservoir Inland Water 1.39 km
Guide Reservoir Inland Water 1.93 km
Fernhurst Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.05 km
Bunker's Hill Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.34 km
Buncer Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.49 km
Bunker's Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.5 km
Ornamental Pond Inland Water 2.53 km
Ned Hole Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.65 km
Cockridge Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.68 km
Higher Gardens Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.89 km
Green Hills Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.92 km
Crow Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.95 km
Willow Ground Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.04 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for BB2 3LH - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 39.3 Mbps 100.9 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 8 Mbps 11.4 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 7.3 2.7
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 28 6
30-300 Mbps 0% 85.5 10.5
300+ Mbps 100% 462 37.5

Gas Consumption

40 meters consuming 460,901 kWh - mean 11,523 kWh : median 11,385 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for BB2 3LH - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 53.73354900
Longitude -2.48026300
OS Easting 368415
OS Northing 0426458
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
2618
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Lancashire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Blackburn
Electoral Ward Blackburn South East
Local Authority District Blackburn with Darwen
Region / Government Office Region North West
European Electoral Region North West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Lancashire
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Lancashire

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E06000008
Travel To Work Area Blackburn

NHS

NHS England Region North West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Blackburn with Darwen Teaching
Cancer Alliance Lancashire and South Cumbria
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
North West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Healthier Lancashire and South Cumbria
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Blackburn with Darwen CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Migration and churn
Subgroup: Young hard-pressed families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Blackburn BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Blackburn BUASD
Workplace Zone E33007146
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Blackburn with Darwen 011
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Blackburn with Darwen 011A
Output Area / Small Area 8D1