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BB3 2EQ

West Pennine

Blackburn with Darwen

Overview

Postcode BB3 2EQ is located in an urban city, within the West Pennine ward of Blackburn with Darwen in the North West region , and forms part of the South Darwen & Whitehall area. It has moderate deprivation and high crime levels, with around 83.3 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. The average income of residents in South Darwen & Whitehall is £40,400 per year. The nearest station is Darwen located about 1.3 miles away. There are 4 primary and no secondary schools in the area. There are 1 parks nearby, closest large park is Whitehall Park.

Crime rate
7/10
Crimes per 1k residents
83
Deprivation level
3/10
Income level
6/10
Social housing
0.7%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
No noise

Deprivation level

3/10

South Darwen & Whitehall has a low level of deprivation, ranked at position 24,806 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the bottom 24% least deprived areas in England.

Crime level

7/10

South Darwen & Whitehall has a high crime rate, with approximately 83.3 reported incidents per 1,000 residents each year.

Social housing

0.7%

Approximately 0.7% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 8.6% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

6/10

The average income of residents in South Darwen & Whitehall is £40,400 per year.

Noise Level

No noise

No significant noise sources from railways or roads near BB3 2EQ.

Flood risk

No risk

South Darwen & Whitehall near BB3 2EQ has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is Darwen located about 1.3 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.3 miWhitehall ParkLarge

Schools

In the BB3 2EQ postcode area, located within South Darwen & Whitehall, there are 4 primary and 0 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.1 miPrimaryDarwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter

Good

0.3 miPrimaryAshleigh Primary SchoolFoundation school

Good

0.4 miNot applicableAurora Woodlands SchoolOther independent special school

Good