BB1 6JS Blackburn with Darwen
Live postcode, introduced June 1981. Ward: Bastwell & Daisyfield. Region: North West.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
Council tax
What each band costs in Blackburn with Darwen in 2026-27: Band D £2,455 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,637 | £1,910 | £2,182 | £2,455 | £3,001 | £3,547 | £4,092 | £4,911 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (83% of about 590 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Blackburn 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 900 m |
| Mill Hill (Lancs) 60,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Ramsgreave and Wilpshire 92,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 27 stops within 400 m, 63 within 800 m; nearest Toll Bar Brookhouse | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Blackburn Town Centre | 670 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Ncp National Car Parks Blackburn, Penny Street | 490 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 46.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Primrose Bank Medical Centre | 200 m |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 570 m |
| Hospital | Royal Blackburn Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Blackburn Police | 910 m |
| Cash machines | Cashpoint® Church Street Lloyds Bank | 820 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 12 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 260 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,530 m² | 170 m |
| Allotments | Teak Street Allotments 2.8 ha | 910 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.2 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 65% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 11% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.