The UK Postcode Database

BB1 2RG

a postcode in Blackburn with Darwen

Introduced in June 2002
BB1 2RG Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with BB1 2RG

Besant Close - 30 properties, USRN 2999937

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7329 / 53°43'58"N

Longitude: -2.4576 / 2°27'27"W

UTM Reference: 30U 535782 5953942

OS Easting: 369910

OS Northing: 426375

OS Grid: SD699263

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR CT88.QL

Mapcode Global: WH972.6FZM

Open Location Code: 9C5VPGMR+5X

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83sr55

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 5b1

  • Ethnically Diverse Suburb-an Professionals
  • Suburban Professionals
  • Families in Multi-Ethnic Terraces

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 6820 / 32844

  • 3rd decile
  • more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for BB1 2RG on Sunday 7 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:18
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:49
Sunrise 04:41
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:08
Sunset 21:36
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:28
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:58
Hours of daylight today04:11 to 22:06
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:06 to 04:10
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Rises 00:12
Moon sets 09:31

For a full sun and moon calendar for BB1 2RG, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in BB1 2RG

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
5 June 2024 4 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Detached Leasehold £160,000
25 August 2022 31 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £200,000
28 June 2021 15 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Detached Leasehold £163,000
21 April 2021 24 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Detached Freehold £234,000
6 March 2021 16 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Detached Freehold £247,000
19 December 2019 6 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £120,000
16 August 2019 27 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £144,000
27 April 2018 25 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £132,000
8 December 2017 20 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Detached Leasehold £157,000
6 October 2017 10 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Detached Freehold £162,000
28 April 2014 10 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Detached Freehold £155,000
13 January 2014 23 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £128,000
22 July 2011 22 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Detached Freehold £145,000
26 September 2008 25 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £150,000
7 December 2007 11 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £158,500
29 September 2007 8 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £149,950
28 September 2007 31 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £170,500
10 August 2006 31 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £28,896
24 February 2006 24 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Detached Freehold £185,000
27 January 2006 7 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £158,500
4 November 2005 9 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £152,500
7 October 2005 15 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Detached Leasehold £155,000
21 June 2004 33 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £147,500
19 April 2004 20 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Detached Leasehold £139,000
2 April 2004 5 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Semi-detached Leasehold £112,500
2 April 2004 6 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £119,000
27 February 2004 4 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Detached Leasehold £109,950
27 February 2004 7 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Semi-detached Leasehold £129,000
21 July 2003 19 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £110,950
15 July 2003 33 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £107,950
15 July 2003 35 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Semi-detached Leasehold £84,950
27 June 2003 21 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £104,950
27 June 2003 31 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £107,950
27 June 2003 23 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £104,950
27 June 2003 25 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £104,950
27 June 2003 29 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £114,950
28 March 2003 1 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Semi-detached Leasehold £140,000
11 October 2002 18 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Detached Leasehold £105,950
27 September 2002 22 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Detached Freehold £99,950
27 September 2002 20 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Detached Leasehold £105,950
27 September 2002 12 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Detached Freehold £116,950
27 September 2002 24 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Detached Freehold £109,950
27 September 2002 12 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Detached Freehold £116,950
30 August 2002 14 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Detached Leasehold £97,950
30 August 2002 16 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Detached Freehold £114,950
7 August 2002 9 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £102,450
19 July 2002 15 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Detached Leasehold £100,950
1 July 2002 7 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £100,950
28 June 2002 2 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Semi-detached Freehold £77,950
28 June 2002 6 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £79,950
28 June 2002 8 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £79,950
28 June 2002 4 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Detached Leasehold £79,950
28 June 2002 5 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Semi-detached Leasehold £79,950
28 June 2002 10 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Detached Freehold £97,950
31 May 2002 17 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £99,950
3 May 2002 3 Besant Close, Blackburn BB1 2RG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £77,950

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for BB1 2RG

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Blackburn

MP

Adnan Hussain Independent

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Blackburn South East

Councillors

Jim Shorrock Labour

Tony Humphrys Labour

Vicky McGurk Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for BB1 2RG

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00063670 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00171894 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 31 December 2011 ONS
E01012632 Blackburn with Darwen 011F Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02002625 Blackburn with Darwen 011 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05011513 Blackburn South East Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 3 May 2018 DLUHC
E06000008 Blackburn with Darwen Unitary Authorities Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000002 North West Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001102 Blackburn Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000003 Lancashire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000170 Blackburn Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33004222 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000019 Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 13 April 2011 BEIS
E38000014 NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 00Q Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000010 North West NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E43000279 Blackburn with Darwen, unparished area Non-Civil Parished Areas Census 1 April 2021 ONS
E54000048 NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000018 Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Alliances Health 14 February 2017 NHS England
E63007969 Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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