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BB2 5LJ

Livesey with Pleasington

Blackburn with Darwen

Overview

Postcode BB2 5LJ is located in an urban city, within the Livesey with Pleasington ward of Blackburn with Darwen in the North West region , and forms part of the Meadowhead area. It has moderate deprivation and high crime levels, with around 94.0 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. The average income of residents in Meadowhead is £33,300 per year. The nearest station is Cherry Tree located about 0.1 miles away. There are 8 primary and 2 secondary schools in the area. There are 1 parks nearby, closest large park is Witton Country Park.

Crime rate
7/10
Crimes per 1k residents
94
Deprivation level
6/10
Income level
2/10
Social housing
1.3%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
High

Deprivation level

6/10

Meadowhead has a moderate level of deprivation, ranked at position 15,052 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the top 46% most deprived areas in England.

Crime level

7/10

Meadowhead has a high crime rate, with approximately 94.0 reported incidents per 1,000 residents each year.

Social housing

1.3%

Approximately 1.3% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 24.3% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

2/10

The average income of residents in Meadowhead is £33,300 per year.

Noise Level

High

High noise level (70.0-74.9 dB) from road, approximately 20 ft away from BB2 5LJ.

Flood risk

No risk

Meadowhead near BB2 5LJ has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is Cherry Tree located about 0.1 miles away. There are 2 stations nearby.

DistanceNameLines
0.1 mi

Cherry Tree

N/A

0.7 mi

Mill Hill (Lancs)

N/A

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.6 miWitton Country ParkLarge

Schools

In the BB2 5LJ postcode area, located within Meadowhead, there are 8 primary and 2 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.4 miSecondarySt Bede's Roman Catholic High School, BlackburnVoluntary aided school

Requires improvement

0.5 miPrimarySt Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, BlackburnVoluntary aided school

Good

0.5 miPrimaryLivesey Saint Francis' Church of England SchoolVoluntary aided school

Good